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Medhat ullah
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The onus is on defenders of the teapot ( ragon) to establish their
position. The initial assumption, which requires no defence, is
that it does not exist, and we need positive reasons to move us
away from this assumption.
Religion: To question why extraordinary claims (like the existence of a deity) are accepted without sufficient evidence
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position. The initial assumption, which requires no defence, is
that it does not exist, and we need positive reasons to move us
away from this assumption.
Religion: To question why extraordinary claims (like the existence of a deity) are accepted without sufficient evidence
Medhat ullah
is on page 59 of 144
The fact that we cannot prove that there is no dragon and no
teapot does not make the likelihood of their existing equal to the
likelihood of their not existing.
Whereas we cannot positively rule out the teapot (and, we might
add, the dragon) with 100% certainty, it is reasonable to suppose
the likelihood of its existing to be very small, or at least, much less
than the probability of its existing.
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teapot does not make the likelihood of their existing equal to the
likelihood of their not existing.
Whereas we cannot positively rule out the teapot (and, we might
add, the dragon) with 100% certainty, it is reasonable to suppose
the likelihood of its existing to be very small, or at least, much less
than the probability of its existing.
Medhat ullah
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The fact that we cannot prove that there is no dragon and no
teapot does not make it reasonable to suppose that they exist.
The fact that we cannot prove that there is no dragon and no
teapot does not make it unreasonable to suppose that they do not
exist.
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teapot does not make it reasonable to suppose that they exist.
The fact that we cannot prove that there is no dragon and no
teapot does not make it unreasonable to suppose that they do not
exist.











