Category talk:Non-Sapient Beings

About this category...
I find it on numerous pages where it shouldn't be. The description on the other page handles it nicely. Beings such as the Dewback are Semi-Sapient, not Non-Sapient. This category is on a huge amount of pages, so I'm gonna go ahead and replace most of it (the semi-sapient ones) with the semi-sapient category. Any comments? Insurgence: Like the Phoenix I rise again! 14:28, July 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * Error fixing would be excellent. That being said, Wookieepedia states that Dewbacks are non-sapient as seen here.  Nearly all science fiction seem to confuse sentience for sapience, so where it says "non-sentient", it seems most likely to mean the ability to think on a Human-equivilent level as opposed to being able to feel and have subjective judgement and feelings.  Are you sure the error in intellect isn't on our site?  My best suggestion is to double check on each page's personal wikias that generally exist before making the changes, and don't forget to alter the intellect in the inset whenever necessary.  -- Somarinoa 15:39, July 17, 2011 (UTC)

Shit. :P I was hoping to get A down, but you're absolutely right. What this wiki needs to decide, however, is if we're basing it on "Sapience" or "Sentience". Two very different things. Almost everything is at least Semi-Sapient, but only select things are sentient. There really isn't even a middle ground for sentience. Unless we have a set rule, we should probably put it up to a community discussion and take the ruling from that. Insurgence: Like the Phoenix I rise again! 15:44, July 17, 2011 (UTC)



What qualifies as semi-sapient, BTW? Some sapient traits but not others? Holbenilord 17:20, July 17, 2011 (UTC)

Nah. Semi-Sapience is the ability to feel, think, and interact with your surroundings and environment. Full on sapience is the ability to think at a higher intellectual level such as Humans. Non-Sapients are creatures who can't problem solve or interact with other creatures. Creatures that can't feel or think are non-sapients. Insurgence: Like the Phoenix I rise again! 18:07, July 17, 2011 (UTC)