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| + | The term '''non-sentient''' referred to any [[thing]] or [[being]], as was often associated with [[lower animal]]s that lacked [[sentience]]; that is, at minimum, [[intelligence]], [[self-awareness]], and [[consciousness]]. ({{TOS|The Enemy Within}}; {{TNG|The Measure Of A Man}}) |
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| − | The following is a list of '''non-sentient life-forms'''. For the biology of intelligent species, see [[Races and Cultures]]. |
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| + | == Biological lifeforms == |
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| − | ==Animals== |
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| + | According to [[Benjamin Sisko]], "''centuries ago, [[Human|people]] on [[Earth|my world]] engaged in [[bloodsport]]s, [[kill]]ing lower species for pleasure. A few [[culture]]s still do. But even they wouldn't consider [[hunting]] a [[sentient being]].''" ({{DS9|Captive Pursuit}}) |
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| − | *[[Aldebaran serpent]] |
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| − | *[[Algorian mammoth]] |
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| − | *[[Alvanian cave sloth]] |
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| − | *[[Alvanian spine mite]] |
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| − | *[[Alverian dung beetle]] |
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| − | *[[Andorian redbat]] |
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| − | *[[Arbazan vulture]] |
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| − | *[[Arkarian waterfowl]] |
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| − | *[[Bajoran bat]] |
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| − | *[[Baneriam hawk]] |
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| − | *[[Bardakian pronghorn moose]] |
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| − | *[[Belzoidian flea]] |
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| − | *[[Berserker cat]] |
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| − | *[[Buffalo]] |
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| − | *[[Bulgallian rat]] |
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| − | *[[Caldorian eel]] |
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| − | *[[Capellan power-cat]] |
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| − | *[[Cardassian vole]] |
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| − | *[[Carnivorous rastipod]] |
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| − | *[[Cat]] |
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| − | *[[Cave-rat]] |
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| − | *[[Ceti eel]] |
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| − | *[[Circassian cat]] |
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| − | *[[Coalescent organism]] |
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| − | *[[Corvan gilvos]] |
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| − | *[[Dalvin hissing beetle]] |
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| − | *[[Degebian mountain goat]] |
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| − | *[[Denebian slime devil]] |
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| − | *[[Drathan puppy lig]] |
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| − | *[[Dryworm]] |
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| − | *[[Eel-bird]] |
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| − | *[[Filian python]] |
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| − | *[[Fire snake]] |
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| − | *[[Flitterbird]] |
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| − | *[[Garanian bolite]] |
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| − | *[[Gettle]] |
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| − | *[[Glob fly]] |
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| − | *[[Glommer]] |
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| − | *[[Gorokian midwife toad]] |
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| − | *[[Gossamer mouse]] |
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| − | *[[Grishnar cat]] |
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| − | *[[Gunji jackdaw]] |
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| − | *[[Halo fish]] |
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| − | *[[Hanonian land eel]] |
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| − | *[[Hara cat]] |
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| − | *[[Horse]] |
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| − | *[[Humpback whale]] |
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| − | *[[Humuhumunukunukuapua'a]] |
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| − | *[[Hypyrian beetle]] |
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| − | *[[Immunocytic gel worm]] |
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| − | *[[Joranian ostrich]] |
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| − | *[[Kavarian tiger-bat]] |
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| − | *[[Klabnian eel]] |
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| − | *[[Krallinian eel]] |
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| − | *[[Kryonian tiger]] |
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| − | *[[Lapling]] |
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| − | *[[Lavafly]] |
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| − | *[[Le-matya]] |
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| − | *[[Leaf miner]] |
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| − | *[[Ligorian mastodon]] |
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| − | *[[Lycosa tarantula]] |
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| − | *[[Lynar]] |
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| − | *[[Lyssarian desevae]] |
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| − | *[[Markoffian sea lizard]] |
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| − | *[[Mordian butterfly]] |
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| − | *[[Mugato]] |
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| − | *[[Nexian tapeworm]] |
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| − | *[[Norpin falcon]] |
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| − | *[[Ophidian]] |
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| − | *[[Orillian lung maggot]] |
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| − | *[[Orion wing-slug]] |
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| − | *[[Osmotic eel]] |
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| − | *[[Palukoo]] |
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| − | *[[Photonic flea]] |
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| − | *[[Plygorian mammoth]] |
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| − | *[[Pyrithian bat]] |
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| − | *[[Rafalian mouse]] |
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| − | *[[Rakonian swamp rat]] |
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| − | *[[Rectilian vulture]] |
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| − | *[[Rectyne monopod]] |
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| − | *[[Reeta-hawk]] |
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| − | *[[Regalian fleaspider]] |
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| − | *[[Regulan blood worm]] |
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| − | *[[Riding hound]] |
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| − | *[[Sabre bear]] |
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| − | *[[Saltan carnosaur]] |
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| − | *[[Samarian coral fish]] |
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| − | *[[Sand bat]] |
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| − | *[[Sark]] |
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| − | *[[Sehlat]] |
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| − | *[[Set'leth]] |
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| − | *[[Sinoraptor]] |
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| − | *[[Snow beetle]] |
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| − | *[[Spawn beetle]] |
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| − | *[[Talarian hook spider]] |
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| − | *[[Tarchee cat]] |
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| − | *[[Targ]] |
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| − | *[[Targhee moonbeast]] |
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| − | *[[Tarkalean condor]] |
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| − | *[[Tarkalean hawk]] |
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| − | *[[Tarkassian razorbeast]] |
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| − | *[[Tiberian bat]] |
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| − | *[[Tika cat]] |
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| − | *[[Tree scarab]] |
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| − | *[[Trellan crocodile]] |
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| − | *[[Tribble]] |
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| − | *[[Tsetse fly]] |
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| − | *[[T'stayan]] |
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| − | *[[Two-headed Malgorian]] |
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| − | *[[Vakol fish]] |
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| − | *[[Vicarian razorback]] |
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| − | *[[Vorian pterodactyl]] |
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| − | *[[Wanoni tracehound]] |
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| − | *[[Wentlian condor snake]] |
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| − | *[[Wompat]] |
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| − | *[[Yridian yak]] |
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| − | *[[Zabathu]] |
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| − | *[[Zabu]] |
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| + | A line in Data's [[poem]], ''[[Ode to Spot]]'', defined his [[cat]] [[Spot]] as being "not sentient" because he does not [[comprehension|comprehend]]. ({{TNG|Schisms}}) |
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| − | ==Plants & Fungi== |
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| − | *[[Arfillian ficus]] |
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| − | *[[Bajoran lilac]] |
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| − | *[[Borgia plant]] |
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| − | *[[Chrysanthemum]] |
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| − | *[[Cove palm]] |
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| − | *[[Crystilia]] |
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| − | *[[Cyprion cactus]] |
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| − | *[[Diomedian scarlet moss]] |
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| − | *[[Draebidium calimus]] |
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| − | *[[Draebidium froctus]] |
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| − | *[[Edosian orchid]] |
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| − | *[[Favinit plant]] |
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| − | *[[Felaran rose]] |
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| − | *[[Folnar jewel plant]] |
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| − | *[[Garlanic tree]] |
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| − | *[[Matopin rock fungus]] |
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| − | *[[Muktok plant]] |
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| − | *[[Nasturtium]] |
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| − | *[[Omicron Ceti spores]] |
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| − | *[[Sand spine]] |
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| − | *[[Squill]] |
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| − | *[[Tri-nucleic fungus]] |
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| − | *[[Zan Periculi]] |
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| + | As of [[2364]], [[long range sensor scan]]s of [[Delphi Ardu IV]] indicated that the [[planet]] had "''no lifeforms, sentient or otherwise.''" ({{TNG|The Last Outpost}}) |
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| − | ==Microbes== |
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| − | *[[Andorian amoeba]] |
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| − | *[[LB10445]] |
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| − | *[[Macrovirus]] |
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| − | *[[Nitrium metal parasite]] |
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| − | *[[Quasi-energy microbe]] |
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| − | *[[Xindi neural parasite]] |
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| − | ''See also: [[List of medical conditions]]'' |
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| + | Several crewmembers and civilians of the {{USS|Cerritos}} were unintentionally reduced to a single large mass of organic matter when Ensign [[T'Lyn]] transported them to the brig when stopping the ship from being taken over by [[T'Illups]] and his faction. ({{LD|Twovix}}) |
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| − | ==Spaceborne Life-forms== |
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| − | *[[Bioplasmic space organism]] |
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| + | == Artificial lifeforms == |
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| − | *[[Space amoeba]] |
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| + | For a time in the [[Federation]], [[android]]s and [[hologram]]s were considered to be non-sentient. ({{TNG|Elementary, Dear Data|The Measure Of A Man}}, etc.) |
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| + | When [[Data]] first [[application|applied]] to [[Starfleet Academy]] in the first half of the [[24th century]], [[Bruce Maddox]] was, according to the android, "''the sole member of the [[committee]] to oppose my entrance on the [[grounds]] that I was not a [[sentient being]].''" He even referred to Data by the pronoun "it". ({{TNG|The Measure Of A Man}}) |
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| + | Several years later, in [[2365]], Maddox made the contention that because he was not sentient, he was, according to [[Jean-Luc Picard]]'s summary, the [[property]] of [[Starfleet]], and "''therefore not entitled to all the rights reserved for all [[lifeform]]s within this [[Federation]].''" Picard eventually argued sufficiently in favor of Data's sentience. ({{TNG|The Measure Of A Man}}) |
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| + | [[Tuvok]] later described the hologram [[Marayna]] as "''a nonsentient [[computer subroutine]].''" ({{VOY|Alter Ego}}) |
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| + | == Types of non-sentients == |
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| + | * [[Spaceborne species|List of spaceborne lifeforms]] |
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| + | * [[Animals|List of animals]] |
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| + | * [[plants|List of plants]] |
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| + | * [[algae|List of algae]] |
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| + | * [[Fungus|List of fungi]] |
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| + | * [[microorganism|List of microorganisms]] |
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| + | ** [[bacteria|List of bacteria]] |
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| + | ** [[Virus|List of viruses]] |
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| + | [[nl:Niet-zelfbewuste levensvormen]] |
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| + | [[Category:Lifeform classifications]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:18, 26 September 2023
The term non-sentient referred to any thing or being, as was often associated with lower animals that lacked sentience; that is, at minimum, intelligence, self-awareness, and consciousness. (TOS: "The Enemy Within"; TNG: "The Measure Of A Man")
Biological lifeforms
According to Benjamin Sisko, "centuries ago, people on my world engaged in bloodsports, killing lower species for pleasure. A few cultures still do. But even they wouldn't consider hunting a sentient being." (DS9: "Captive Pursuit")
A line in Data's poem, Ode to Spot, defined his cat Spot as being "not sentient" because he does not comprehend. (TNG: "Schisms")
As of 2364, long range sensor scans of Delphi Ardu IV indicated that the planet had "no lifeforms, sentient or otherwise." (TNG: "The Last Outpost")
Several crewmembers and civilians of the USS Cerritos were unintentionally reduced to a single large mass of organic matter when Ensign T'Lyn transported them to the brig when stopping the ship from being taken over by T'Illups and his faction. (LD: "Twovix")
Artificial lifeforms
For a time in the Federation, androids and holograms were considered to be non-sentient. (TNG: "Elementary, Dear Data", "The Measure Of A Man", etc.)
When Data first applied to Starfleet Academy in the first half of the 24th century, Bruce Maddox was, according to the android, "the sole member of the committee to oppose my entrance on the grounds that I was not a sentient being." He even referred to Data by the pronoun "it". (TNG: "The Measure Of A Man")
Several years later, in 2365, Maddox made the contention that because he was not sentient, he was, according to Jean-Luc Picard's summary, the property of Starfleet, and "therefore not entitled to all the rights reserved for all lifeforms within this Federation." Picard eventually argued sufficiently in favor of Data's sentience. (TNG: "The Measure Of A Man")
Tuvok later described the hologram Marayna as "a nonsentient computer subroutine." (VOY: "Alter Ego")