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[[Bestiality]] is the act of engaging in sexual relations with an animal.  
 
[[Bestiality]] is the act of engaging in sexual relations with an animal.  
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At the end of a debate with [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[William Lane Craig]], Hitchens was asked by an audience member whether it was "good that the Bible prohibits humans from having sex with animals." Hitchens answered that moral codes of this kind do not need a supernatural author, and that Biblical proscriptions of practices such as homosexuality and bestiality were indicative of the Bible's male authorship. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FofDChlSILU Christopher Hitchens vs William Lane Craig - Does God Exist Debate]</ref> Dr. Craig responded that the question illustrated that atheism cannot offer objective moral standards (see: [[Atheism and morality]]).<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FofDChlSILU Christopher Hitchens vs William Lane Craig - Does God Exist Debate]. The question and answer cited occur about one hour and 50 minutes in. </ref>
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At the end of a debate with [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[William Lane Craig]], Hitchens was asked by an audience member whether it was "good that the Bible prohibits humans from having sex with animals." Hitchens answered that moral codes of this kind do not need a supernatural author, and further suggested that Biblical proscriptions of practices such as homosexuality and bestiality were indicative of the Bible's male authorship. Dr. Craig responded that the question illustrated that atheism cannot offer objective moral standards (see: [[Atheism and morality]]).<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FofDChlSILU Christopher Hitchens vs William Lane Craig - Does God Exist Debate]. The question and answer cited occur about one hour and 50 minutes in. </ref>
    
== A wasted life? ==
 
== A wasted life? ==
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