Thanks, @yose, for stopping by with your comments.

I'm uncertain as to whether the matter is quite that plain.

God has given us great powers and abilities. The risk I see is that of man seeking to elevate himself above God. And sadly, this I see on a daily basis as human governors pretend to have some authority to rule their fellow man.

I don't think that imitating God within limits--for example by attempting to create a thinking being--would be an affront to God's dignity.