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Angelusz t1_iqx4pqj wrote

Reply to comment by TopSloth in Hi, I’m Kit Yates. I’m a mathematical biologist at the University of Bath. I’m also a popular science author and a member of the scientific advisory group Independent SAGE by UniversityofBath

I might be wrong but I think you misphrased your question as you probably wanted to ask whether or not another species would gain sapience, the thing we use to distinguish ourselves from other sentient beings. This article explains the difference nicely: https://www.differencebetween.com/what-is-the-difference-between-sentient-and-sapient/

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TopSloth t1_iqx5vhz wrote

Sapience would be more along those lines yeah lol

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