Russells Celestial teapot analogy was designed to refute the argument that the burden of proof lies with the non-believer to disprove the claims of religions. It has been used more recently by Richard Dawkins in his book “A Devils Chaplain”. Dawkins has also reformulated the argument to be an Invisible Pink Unicorn in The God Delusion (2006).
For an interesting discussion of the flaws in Russells Celestial Teapot argument click here.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Copyright Tutor2u All Rights Reserved www.tutor2u.net