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We must approach synthetic bioethics fom both a proactionary and precautionary perspective.  Both frameworks are valid and equally useful.  As we approach synthetic bioethics, we should adopt both frames. 
 
While some precautionary suggestions, such as "We shouldn't play God" may not carry weight wtihin a policy community, but may nonetheless be valid.  These feelings often exist even in those who are not religious, and underlies a deeper, shared attitude about our relationship with technology. 
 
"To have concerns doesn't mean we're going to go out and prohibit [any technology] or ban it." 
 
Even without a 'handy secular language,' showing respect for the concerns of the less scientifically literate will deepen our understanding of and catalogue a framework for physical harms.