What is Russell's teapot?
'''Russell's teapot''' is an [[analogy]] by the philosopher [[Bertrand Russell]] (1872–1970) to show that the [[Burden of proof (philosophy)|philosophic burden of proof]] belongs to a person making a claim that cannot be proven false, instead of other people ''disproving'' these claims. Russell used his analogy for religion.<ref>Fritz Allhoff, Scott C. Lowe. ''The Philosophical Case Against Literal Truth: Russell's Teapot // Christmas - Philosophy for Everyone: Better Than a Lump of Coal''. — [[John Wiley and Sons]], 2010. — Т. 5. — P. 65-66. — 256 p. — (Philosophy for Everyone). — {{ISBN|9781444330908}}.</ref> He wrote that if he were to say without proof, that a teapot, too small to be seen by telescopes, orbits the Sun somewhere in space between the Earth and Mars, he could not expect anyone to believe him because his claim could not be proven wrong. Russell's teapot is still used to talk about the existence of [[God]]. ==Notes== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Philosophical concepts]]