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A Systemic Reflection On Why Biology Is Best : E(s) ∞ mc2 Sentience, Consciousness and Transcendance?

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  • J. J. McIntyre‐Mills

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The short essay makes a case that a post biological world will be a devolution. Sentience is a relational process linked with the awe and wonder we experience in relation to one another and our shared habitat. The voiceless need to be protected by extending solidarity on the basis of sentience—a normative plea, but also on the basis of pragmatism—as our shared existence in a shared habitat is co‐determined. Posthuman beings in a digital world could have a very different existence in relationship to the few remaining human beings who could perhaps self‐select through their ability to protect themselves at the expense of others and our shared habitat. Evolution rests on both the ability to compete and to co‐operate. The former has been emphasised to the extent that it threatens our shared existence through commodification of life and the destruction of other species.

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  • J. J. McIntyre‐Mills, 2026. "A Systemic Reflection On Why Biology Is Best : E(s) ∞ mc2 Sentience, Consciousness and Transcendance?," Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(1), pages 78-82, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:srbeha:v:43:y:2026:i:1:p:78-82
    DOI: 10.1002/sres.3133
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