playing God
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“If you take away all the bad bugs, the beneficial bugs won’t come in. It’s all about stepping back and not playing God all the time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2024
We are in our laboratories playing God with machine networks and not really having updated scientific language to describe the old ghouls and goblins.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2024
“We don’t want the government playing God, either,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
It’s a blatant “Blade Runner” rip-off complete with brooding bounty hunters, psychotic billionaires playing God, and doe-eyed androids searching for love.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2021
“Whatever you say. You’re the one playing God here, Luke.”
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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