Lets play God

Some scientists have been receiving a lot of tempting propositions from different places to get the funding to realise one ambitious project: create a new form of life. They want to become creators in a new category. At the moment it would consist in creating bacterias but in the future why wouldn't it be put on a larger scale! The aim at the moment is more to find a way to increase our health. Some bacteria are good for the organism; other can lower pollution or even kill annoying parasites. But there are also some that are hazardous to us.
Imagine that one scientist created a new form of life that has the power of thought. If we take the example of humans then it is easy to believe that this new specie would start worshiping its creator. But compared to us and our various beliefs in different Gods, this new specie would actually have the proof that their creator actually exists, that it is a physical organism. There would be no doubt in that belief.
Why would only one group of scientist be worshiped? Maybe others will want to create new life to be worshiped as well. The earth could soon be infested with new forms of life that have strong beliefs. And this could create new conflicts. And should a new form of life be considered as an animal or maybe a new category will have to be invented to make the distinction between living forms that are coming from the unknown and the ones that can be exactly spotted in the story of evolution. A new being that has no doubt about his past, one that understands why he is here, why he was created. One that has no existential issues. Or maybe it could be the opposite, the whole existence of that new being would be so clear that it could bring some questions about the aim of their life.
And design has an important role in this prospect. How would the interaction between natural and laboratory creatures work is something that designers should think about. Control this outcome, control their life.

http://www.bioethics.net/articles.php?viewCat=2&articleId=27