Talk:Playing God

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Are there ways that 'playing God' could be a good thing in terms of emulating God's compassion or God's care for underserved members of society? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.125.77.43 (talk • contribs)

Those uses are usually not what is meant by "playing God" -- the "playing" tends to connote someone acting arrogantly, which rarely coincides with God-like compassion or charity. -- Antaeus Feldspar 23:14, 14 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

What is the origin of the phrase "playing God" (or "to play God")?[edit]

Who first coined the phrase, and in what source? The Playing God (ethics) article currently implies, but doesn't specifically declare, that the phrase may have appeared in the film Frankenstein. Did it, and if so, was this the first appearance of this phrase? It's important we know from whence the phrase actually comes. allixpeeke (talk) 04:23, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]