Playing God

Every act of the will, every choice a human being makes is in essence playing God.

Why?

First let us look for a defintion of God. This is complex but given the context of the phrase, we are talking about the Judeo-Christian-Islamic deity. The one predominant thread through all of three slightly divergent characterizations of God is that God is a being of will. What God wills of that which is possible, is done in Planck instant, or instantaneously, unless of course it wills that the thing should be done more slowly. If God is a being of will, then will is foundational to God's existence.

If God created man, what does that mean?

Core to this issue is a true definition of creation. For this I draw upon and expand from Nietzsche. Creation is a synonym for valuation. To truly create something is to place a value on. Whether that value is zero, some number, or incalculable, the placing of that value is what creates the thing that has the value. What is the value of rock? That depends, especially if that rock contains precious minerals, or has an asthetic appeal. But what if man (or God or some other sentient species) did not exist? To whom would those precious minerals be worth something or to whose emotions would that rock appeal? If God created man, it must be said that he placed a value upon something which was otherwise worthless clay, he found emotional satisfaction in the existence of of more like him.

If man is created in the image of God, then whatsoever is the quality that is foundational to God existence is also foundational to the human's existence. Therefore will is the foundation of true human existence, not reaction, emotion or subsistance. When a man reflects God, he exercises his will, and by definition is playing God.