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> Show me the evidence that there isn't a giant space walrus on the far side of Neptune. Otherwise we must conclude there is one. That's a nice, more-memorable
by dctoedt 7y ago
> Show me the evidence that there isn't a giant space walrus on the far side of Neptune. Otherwise we must conclude there is one.
That's a nice, more-memorable riff on Russell's Teapot [0].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%27s_teapot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%27s_teapot
- Waterluvian 7y agoThanks for sharing! I knew this was "a thing" but I don't usually know the names of all these logic and philosophy things.
- dctoedt 7y agoWe could call it Blakey's Walrus?