How do YOU define sentience?

Sentience is a feature of someone who realizes that this question belongs on /his/ and not on /lit/. Now sod off, you inanimate fucking object.

>>9217694
>Sentience

Does it have a CNS? Then it can perceive and feel things, yes. Nearly all life on earth, even giant tube worms, have a head-body-tail structure and a nervous system that takes input from the environment.

We can define it by saying what it ISNT.

Is rock sentient? No? Well there you go.

>>9217945
is a dog? a mouse? a plant? a young child?

>>9218014
yes yes no yes
You needed me to answer those questions? Dumb fuck.

>>9218032
your confidence is endearing, i foresee good things for you if you drop the attitude young one.

>>9217712
found the retard

>>9217694
sentience is the ability in a creature to have desires and/or goals that are not purely instinct-driven

prove me wrong

>>9217694
whats the story about this cat?

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>>9217712
>not addressing the question

Intelligence - the trait associated with environmental learning and language

Sentience - the trait of being able to react to one's surroundings

Awareness - see sentience

>>9218627
>>9217694

tell me about this fucking cat OP. Why is it sad? Or is not sad, and it just looks like it is sad.

Its a very cute fat cat.