"Hey, let me ask you a question."
"Sure. What is it?"
"I was just wondering what your thoughts on God were. I mean, is there a God? What do you think?"
"Well I never thought about that too much, but what I think is that there's no way to answer that. The Catholic Church says that stuff, but who knows.(1) I'm not sure if there is a God."
"Yeah I feel sort of the same way. If God supposedly loves everyone, then why does it seem like he hates a lot of us. I guess he is punishing evil people or something." (2)
"I guess. God can't possibly exist because there's absolutely no way a God could exist in this world. (3) It's just too unlikely."
"I never see God in my life. Do you?"
"No. Not really. Why are you worried about it so much anyways? If you don't believe in God then who cares. Don't believe." (4)
"Whoa! Don't get all hyper. You're just a loser who doesn't know where he's going in life." (5)
2. False and Vague Premisses-The conclusion is proved logically, but is untrue because of a false premiss. God does love everyone, yet He never punishes or tortures us.
3. Begging the Question-This speaker states that God does not exist because there's no way a god could exist. He attempts to prove something he has already assumed as true in the process.
4. Red Herring-The speaker bring up a point totally unrelated to the subject matter to throw attention away from the true subject. Saying "don't believe" neither advances or progresses the argument.
5. Ad Hominem-The speaker attacks another outrightly and focuses on attacking a person rather than that person's specific statement(s).
1. Non Sequitor-The Catholic Church does state a belief in God and this person may also be unsure how to prove the statement, but their conclusion that God does not exist for these two reasons is proved illogically
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