Russell's teapot [SEP] named after
Russell's teapot
Russell's teapot is an analogy, formulated by the philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), to illustrate that the philosophic burden of proof lies upon a person making unfalsifiable claims, rather than shifting the burden of "disproof" to others. 
Russell specifically applied his analogy in the context of religion. He wrote that if he were to assert, without offering proof, that a teapot, too small to be seen by telescopes, orbits the Sun somewhere in space between the Earth and Mars, he could
signed with Virgin Records in 1973 after BYG Records went bankrupt during recording of "Flying Teapot" at Richard Branson's Manor Studio. Gong was Branson's second Virgin release after Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells". According to Allen, in his book "Gong Dreaming 2", the idea of the flying teapot was influenced by Russell's teapot.
Allen left Gong in April 1975 and went on to record three more solo albums, "Good Morning" (1976), "Now Is the Happiest Time of Your