>>21068311Because it lacks the brain activity required for such a thing.
>It is widely believed that consciousness requires a thalamocortical structure, and this system develops at around 26 weeks of pregnancy, so it is unlikely that consciousness is present before that time. Now bear in mind that babies need months (or years, depending on the race) to even recognize themselves in the mirror. So they're more primitive than a literal monkey, bird, or mouse at that point, and their primitive form of consciousness (if they even possess such a thing) must be decidedly animal-like. NPCs don't really develop much past that stage either. That's why I don't consider NPCs human.
