what is sentience theme
The definition of sentience is discussed. Here as in most sci-fi the word "sentient" is taken to mean intelligent and self-aware. That, however, still leaves much to ponder.
14 total · 5 choice · 5 major · 4 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tng1x12 | choice | The viewer is confronted with the question of whether or not the holodeck characters are sentient. |
| tng2x03 | choice | Was Dr. Moriarty sentient or was he merely a hologram? |
| tng2x09 | choice | Data's sentience was a subject of hot debate. |
| tng3x16 | choice | The android Lal grew more and more sentient over the course of her short life. |
| tng6x12 | choice | Was Dr. Moriarty sentient or was he merely a hologram? |
| Collection: Real Humans | major | Compared and contrasted are three categories of being: humans, Hubot androids, and a new kind of Hubot that somehow bridges the divide. This raises the question of whether and to what extent either the Hubots and advanced Hubots have sentience comparable to that of humans. |
| tng1x15 | major | The viewer is made to ponder whether or not the holodeck character Minuet was sentient. |
| tng4x03 | major | Data could not grieve for Soong |
| tng6x09 | major | Data took pains to test the exocomps for sentience. |
| tos2x24 | major | M-5 was a sentient computer |