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{{Rename|Sapience|If we have an article on sentience, then we need to include every vertebrate mentioned in the series. It makes better sense to have one specifically for "sapient" organisms.}} | |||
{{Quote|After exhausting every other strategic option, my creators activated the rings, they, as well as all additional sentient life within three radii of the galactic center, died, as planned.|[[343 Guilty Spark]]<ref>''[[Halo 2]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|After exhausting every other strategic option, my creators activated the rings, they, as well as all additional sentient life within three radii of the galactic center, died, as planned.|[[343 Guilty Spark]]<ref>''[[Halo 2]]''</ref>}} | ||
'''Sentience''' is the quality of possessing sensory awareness and consciousness, as well as being able to feel. Lifeforms lacking such capabilities are classified as non-sentient, though some classification systems have a middle ground, semi-sentient, for species that had very primitive capabilities to manipulate tools, use language, and/or solve problems. | '''Sentience''' is the quality of possessing sensory awareness and consciousness, as well as being able to feel. Lifeforms lacking such capabilities are classified as non-sentient, though some classification systems have a middle ground, semi-sentient, for species that had very primitive capabilities to manipulate tools, use language, and/or solve problems. | ||