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Eotîn: We've read the Planetary Hierarchical Index entry compiled by your cohort of Pleakleys-in-Residence for planet Wc.203, called "Earth" by native inhabitants. Before the Council continues our deliberations, we'd like to ask a few questions to clarify certain details and learn more about the process and reasoning by which your PiRs arrived at this assessment.
Eotîn: T'kehr Suhst'k, could you remind us of the PiR regulation assessment and training this cohort completed?
Bay'li Suhst'k: Certainly.
Bay'li Suhst'k: Per PiR standard protocol, we begin by gathering the individual PiR's baseline answer for defining, identifying, and classifying their own species. I was assigned to supervise a cohort of PiR's from the species designated "Human", located at the Earth institution, "Wofford College". At our initial meeting, the new recruits completed the Learning Evaluation and Growth Observation, or L.E.G.O., exercise to assess their elementary cooperation, communication, and creative and critical thinking skills.
Bay'li Suhst'k: After the initial meeting, PiRs submitted their individual species identity reflections and studied the Onboarding and Guidance Documents, referred to as the "Syllabus," and registered for introductory supervision appointments. Additional team-building modules and skill-refreshers were also completed.
Bay'li Suhst'k: Once the cohort completed their initial training, we initiated Phase 1 of the species inquiry. Per standard protocol, we began with the species' own historical system of defining and classifying their planet's species so as to distinguish the "human" species from other Earth species.
Obodo: How many other species inhabit this planet?
Bay'li Suhst'k: Innumerable. The planet has a vast and diverse biosphere, far exceeding the average for Federation member planets. The majority of members of the species designated "human" hold the belief that their species possesses characteristics that distinguish them as superior to all others, and being unique in their consciousness and metacognitive abilities. Per this belief as the foundation of their historical classificatory systems, it is important to establish a standard of identification and evaluation of humans versus non-humans. Thus, it was a key consideration of our investigation to test the aptitude of candidate definitions to correctly filter humans from other species.
Burd'i: By accessing the planet's own Archive, which they call the "en-tur-net," and consulting with their local "ly-br'air-e-an" archivists, Tsat Feidan K'rah and I were able to identify the originating text of their classification system, by a seemingly revered scholar named Air-iss-to-tul. It is a rudimentary system, but by many authoritative human accounts, it was the genesis of their biological sciences.
Eotîn: Tsat Burd'i, do you mind recounting a summary of this Air-iss-to-tul's view and the PiR cohort's assessment for the council?
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