Which fallacy best fits the following passage?
If God didn't create the world just as the Bible says, then we can't believe anything in Scripture. So God must have created the world just as the Bible says.
So the people of Haiti made a pact with the devil 200 years ago. The Haitians said to Satan, "We will serve you if you will get us free from the French." True story. And so the devil said, okay it's a deal. And that's why this massive earthquake struck down Haiti today. It's because of this deal with the devil; Satan is collecting his due.
Adapted from comments made by Pat Robertson on a "700 Club" interview
For a span of time or space like a second or a millimeter, you can divide it into smaller parts -- a millisecond or a micron. And therefore, you can keep doing that. In which case, every span of time or space is infinite, in which case movement and change are impossible.
"God is subtle but He is not malicious." "I am convinced that God does not play dice." With these quotations, Einstein clearly indicates a belief in God. And Einstein is indisputably the greatest mind of the last 100 years. Likewise, his greatest predecessor, Newton, was a strongly committed believer in God. Even the pagan Aristotle, the founder of science and logic, acknowledged and defended the necessity of a first Divine Mind as creator of all things. Who are we to question the three greatest scientific minds of all time? God exists.
Capital punishment isn't justice -- it's revenge. It feeds on the uncivilized desire for an eye for an eye. It is a foolish substitute for actually trying to fix the social conditions that lead to crime. Killing someone is a mindless gesture feeding our animal instincts. Therefore, you should join us in fighting to end this barbaric ritual.
Bondage, dominance, and sadomasochism are not psychologically unhealthy or deviant sexual practices. As the bestselling book Fifty Shades of Grey shows, it is a different, complicated, but no less normal form of desire and sexual expression.
"Tell me," said Dionysodorus, "have you a dog?"
"Yes, and a bad one," said Ctesippus.
"Does he have puppies?"
"Very many, and as bad as he is."
"So the dog is their father?"
"Yes."
"And the dog is yours?"
"Certainly."
"Then, as the dog is a father, and the dog is yours, so the dog is your father."
Plato, Euthydemus
You can't prove a negative. You can't demonstrate that Bigfoot doesn't exist, because there will always be a chance that Bigfoot exists but simply hasn't been found yet. So your claim that Bigfoot doesn't exist can't be supported.
The ex-mayor is calling for the current mayor to release his tax returns for the past three years. Yet when he was in office, the ex-mayor never released his tax returns. So why should the current mayor be forced to release his tax returns?
"Don't worry, I know a little Italian." "If he's not here, I don't see how he's going to help us read this book."
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