Of course Russell posed the question of a teapot orbiting the sun in space between earth and mars. This removes all my and other teapots here on earth from contention.
I think it’s worth pointing out that this question (is there a teapot obiting the sun between earth and mars?) is, in principle, capable of being answered to any specified degree of certainty. I think we can agree on what constitutes a ceramic teapot, and how to distinguish one from other similar size and shaped objects we may see. Conceivably, we could design a teapot sensor capable of examining every cubic meter of space between earth and mars, perhaps by mounting a suitable device on a spaceship and exploring every cubic meter in question. It’s just a question of money, time, and technology.
A god detector, on the other hand, seems problematic.
I have been following the rise of James Talarico with great interest. He is certainly not an atheist, but he is arguing that the Democratic party, as imperfect as it is, is far better aligned with message of Jesus than are the Republicans. Frankly the fact that the Democrats ceded Christianity to the Republicans was political malpractice. Can he win on Texas? The odds are against him but the polls are encouraging, and he is running against a monumentally flawed opponent.
Hopefully people will eventually realize we don't need more atheist politicians, we need ones who are indifferent to religion. The Democratic Party is awful at explaining this. It won't talk about how Southern politicians exploit Jesus for political gain, or point out that keeping Christianity out of politics means refusing to hand Jesus over to be exploited in the first place.
Throwing a fit about the Ten Commandments hanging in statehouses gets us nowhere. What we need is someone explaining why these politicians want them up there, and the exploitation behind it.
There are certainly teapots orbiting the sun. I have about 10 of them in my pantry.
Channeling Russell to let him know as we speak.
Of course Russell posed the question of a teapot orbiting the sun in space between earth and mars. This removes all my and other teapots here on earth from contention.
I think it’s worth pointing out that this question (is there a teapot obiting the sun between earth and mars?) is, in principle, capable of being answered to any specified degree of certainty. I think we can agree on what constitutes a ceramic teapot, and how to distinguish one from other similar size and shaped objects we may see. Conceivably, we could design a teapot sensor capable of examining every cubic meter of space between earth and mars, perhaps by mounting a suitable device on a spaceship and exploring every cubic meter in question. It’s just a question of money, time, and technology.
A god detector, on the other hand, seems problematic.
I have been following the rise of James Talarico with great interest. He is certainly not an atheist, but he is arguing that the Democratic party, as imperfect as it is, is far better aligned with message of Jesus than are the Republicans. Frankly the fact that the Democrats ceded Christianity to the Republicans was political malpractice. Can he win on Texas? The odds are against him but the polls are encouraging, and he is running against a monumentally flawed opponent.
Hopefully people will eventually realize we don't need more atheist politicians, we need ones who are indifferent to religion. The Democratic Party is awful at explaining this. It won't talk about how Southern politicians exploit Jesus for political gain, or point out that keeping Christianity out of politics means refusing to hand Jesus over to be exploited in the first place.
Throwing a fit about the Ten Commandments hanging in statehouses gets us nowhere. What we need is someone explaining why these politicians want them up there, and the exploitation behind it.