On 05/08/2008, at 9:57 AM, Olin Elliott wrote:

> Betrand Russell (I'm fairly sure it was him) used to call himself "A  
> Teacup Athiest".  He said he couldn't prove, beyond any doubt, that  
> there wasn't a pink teacup orbiting the sun, but he didn't think  
> that meant that the likelihood of it existing was on equal footing  
> with its not existing.

Twas a teapot. I had an amusing discussion the other night where I was  
talking about Teapotists, and as our knowledge of the solar system  
improves, the teapot orbits further and further out. Eventually, the  
teapot orbits a different star entirely...

Charlie.
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