[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.

[MattAMiller]

In this instance, I consider "playing God" as determining what is alive and what isn't.

It would be hard to got hrough life without determining whether various things are alive or not. In fact this thread seems to mostly consist of people debateing various ways to tell whether or not something is alive.

[beavus]

In this instance, I consider "playing God" as determining what is alive and what isn't.

I know what you mean. My high school biology teacher tried to tell me that bacteria were alive and rocks were not. He was playing God. People shouldn't be so judgemental. You're right, animists do have a point.