[beavus]

Why are people so dead set on playing God?

What does it mean to 'play God' exactly? God, presumably, thinks. Does that mean people who think are "playing God"? I need to know when I'm acting God-like.

[pgyanke]

In this instance, I consider "playing God" as determining what is alive and what isn't. This "primate" thinks it's his dominion to decide what is human and deserving of dignity and respect and what is not. I call that playing God.