I think I was not understanding sentient correctly. I thought sentient meant self-conscious, but according to Wikipedia [0] it just means aware. So “dumb anima

I think I was not understanding sentient correctly. I thought sentient meant self-conscious, but according to Wikipedia [0] it just means aware. So “dumb animals” are sentient. Thanks for the note, I’ve been misusing this for decades. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentience https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentience