is it wrong to "play God" when there is no God?
from Playing God in Frankenstein’s Footsteps: Synthetic Biology and the Meaning of Life Still, it may come across as a little weird for secular organizations like the ETC Group to accuse synthetic biologists of assuming the role of God (and only slightly less weird to compare them with Dr Frankenstein). Indeed, as the Christian philosopher Gordon Graham notes, ‘... if, as the secular world believes, there is no God, how could there be any danger of human beings illegitimately abrogating to themselves His function?’ ([ 31 ]: 145). 9 The Dutch physicist-cum-theologian Willem B. Drees also notes that even non-believers often find ‘playing God’ a useful metaphor in criticizing new technologies ([ 23 ]: 651). indeed Christians believe that when people believe there is no God, they inevitably Play God, taking his place by abandoning his morals and values -me A possible answer to the paradox of ‘playing God without God’ may lie in Ted Peters’ hint that the God of ‘play...