Shahzad Qaiser
Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Bioethics. 2007 Oct;21(8):413-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2007.00578.x.
The notion of 'playing God' frequently comes to fore in discussions of bioethics, especially in religious contexts. The phrase has always been analyzed and discussed from Christian and secular standpoints. Two interpretations exist in the literature. The first one takes 'God' seriously and playing 'playfully'. It argues that this concept does state a principle but invokes a perspective on the world. The second takes both terms playfully. In the Islamic Intellectual tradition, the Sufi concept of 'adopting divine character traits' provides a legitimate paradigm for 'playing God'. This paradigm is interesting because here we take both terms 'God' and 'playing' seriously. It is significant for the development of biomedical ethics in contemporary Islamic societies as it can open new vistas for viewing biotechnological developments.
“扮演上帝”这一概念在生物伦理学讨论中经常出现，尤其是在宗教背景下。这个短语一直以来都从基督教和世俗的角度进行分析和讨论。文献中有两种解释。第一种是严肃对待“上帝”并“戏谑地”扮演。它认为这个概念确实陈述了一个原则，但引发了一种对世界的看法。第二种则是对两个词都持戏谑态度。在伊斯兰知识传统中，苏菲派的“采用神圣品格特征”概念为“扮演上帝”提供了一个合理的范式。这个范式很有趣，因为在这里我们认真对待“上帝”和“扮演”这两个词。它对当代伊斯兰社会生物医学伦理学的发展具有重要意义，因为它可以为看待生物技术发展开辟新的视野。
