Synthetic Biology and Religion

doi:10.1558/eph.v23i2.27730

Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism, Vol 23, No 2 (2015)

Synthetic Biology and Religion

William Daley

Issued Date: 18 Feb 2016

Abstract

Through the relatively new science and technology known as synthetic biology, scientists are attempting to create useful new life forms. Any attempt to “create life” inevitably prompts some to ask whether man is trespassing into areas properly reserved for a divine creator. The potential creative power of synthetic biology raises this concern to a level that has not been known before. Thus a new chapter in the history of the relationship between science and religion is being written. This article presents some of the scholarly perspectives on that chapter.

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