You can disagree with the findings, but why do you think attempting to understand the difference between sentience and evolutionarily habituated survival instincts is "silly"?
Isn't it our job as a sentient, evolved species, to ensure we do no harm to other sentient species?
And the only way we can begin to consider doing that is if we figure out a way to classify them?
Isn't it our job as a sentient, evolved species, to ensure we do no harm to other sentient species?
And the only way we can begin to consider doing that is if we figure out a way to classify them?