Indeed. How would you go about scientifically assigning something like "agency" or its lack to any particular entity? In ordinary language we are perfectly hap

Indeed. How would you go about scientifically assigning something like "agency" or its lack to any particular entity? In ordinary language we are perfectly happy to use agency-adjacent words when talking about non-animal entities "I'm hiding from the rain", "That marble on the floor isn't going to get away from me" etc. Obviously in many cases we would also deny them agency, but I think it's hard to be too dogmatic about this unless you're playing some specific language game.