ABSTRACT Due to current developments in synthetic biology, the question if humans can “create life” has arisen as an issue of public concern. The traditional idea of humanity “playing god” finds expression in many legends and myths. After a short overview on some of these, I will turn to analyze philosophically and theologically whether we should consider ourselves as “co-creators” given our new technical abilities—and what this would mean in ethical terms. I will then argue for an anthropology of humans as creators of the living and an ethics of creation based on natural theological reasoning and eschatological imagination.

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从哲学神学角度看人类是“生命”的创造者

摘要由于合成生物学的最新发展，人类能否“创造生命”的问题已引起公众关注。人类传统的“扮演上帝”的观念在许多传说和神话中都有表达。在对其中一些进行简短概述之后，我将在哲学和神学上进行分析，考虑到我们的新技术能力，我们是否应该将自己视为“共同创造者”，以及这在道德上意味着什么。然后，我将主张人类作为人类创造者的人类学，以及基于自然神学推理和末世论想象力的创造伦理。