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play God

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play God
to behave as if you have the right to make very important decisions that seriously affect other people's lives Genetic engineers claim that most countries have already put legislation in place that will stop them from playing God.
See also: god, play

play God
to make decisions that effect people's lives, health, or happiness Doctors are forced to play God on a daily basis. Human cloning is further evidence that people want to play God.
See also: god, play


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IT'S incredible to think 110 people turned up to the Customs House community room for a reading of our new play God Only Knows, given it was a Sunday evening on a sunny day and that the actors, while brilliant, had a mere five hours' rehearsal time and were reading from the script.
O'Brien added: "What does one say then, in the face of those who without guilt condemn the innocent in the womb, show disregard for family life and play God with the building blocks of life?
THE law says admix embryos must be destroyed after 14 days to ensure they are not implanted into a womb CRITICS believe embryo creation allows scientists to play God in "Frankenstein" experiments SCIENTISTS refute these claims.
 
 
 
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