Just as do you, Michael, I regard Hitler's behaviors in the world as reprehensible. I have worked out my values and beliefs regarding sentience with care and thoughtfulness and find that choosing to attribute inherent, intrinsic value to sentience, and to consider actions and behaviors as separate from the fact of sentience to work well for me in the context of my life, work, and circumstances.    Many, many people in the world hold similar views. Many, many other people in the world, (and I assume, based on your comment, that you are one those others) have also thought carefully about these issues and chosen to believe that sentience is not an attribute separate from cognitions, behaviors and/or actions. I do not consider one position more enlightened that the other.