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According to [[Rafando]], all sentient beings had an entry in the [[Fatality Index]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Extremis (TV story)|Extremis]]'') | According to [[Rafando]], all sentient beings had an entry in the [[Fatality Index]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Extremis (TV story)|Extremis]]'') | ||
As recalled by [[ | As recalled by the [[Eleventh General]], [[the Moment]] was a weapon so powerful that its operating system became sentient. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
The [[Headless Monks]] paid [[Dorium Maldovar]] in [[sentient money]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Prequel (A Good Man Goes to War)]]'') | The [[Headless Monks]] paid [[Dorium Maldovar]] in [[sentient money]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Prequel (A Good Man Goes to War)]]'') | ||
[[House (The Doctor's Wife)|House]] was a sentient [[asteroid]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | [[House (The Doctor's Wife)|House]] was a sentient [[asteroid]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Though the original philosophical definition of "sentience" focused on the ability to feel, as distinct from the ability to reason, the term is often used in science-fiction and fantasy to refer to beings possessing [[consciousness]] akin to a human's, which is the meaning which seems to be reflected by the term's use in ''Doctor Who'' fiction. | * Though the original philosophical definition of "sentience" focused on the ability to feel, as distinct from the ability to reason, the term is often used in science-fiction and fantasy to refer to beings possessing [[consciousness]] akin to a human's, which is the meaning which seems to be reflected by the term's use in ''Doctor Who'' fiction. | ||
[[Category:Sentience| ]] | [[Category:Sentience| ]] | ||
