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    It is not the case that Therefore, what natural entities possess is merely relational value contingent on human or sentient valuation, not intrinsic value.

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    • 1.Intrinsic value can exist in properties independent of valuation—like structural integrity or genetic information—which function objectively.
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    • 2.The claim confuses epistemological limits (we know value through sentience) with metaphysical facts (value requires sentience to exist).
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    • 3.If all natural value were merely relational to humans, conservation ethics becomes rationally groundless for species humans never encounter or use.
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    • 1.Value requires a valuer: properties like beauty or utility only exist relative to observers with preferences and evaluative capacities.
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    • 2.Natural entities show no evidence of independent value independent of consciousness; a universe devoid of minds would be devoid of values.
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    • 3.Intrinsic value claims rest on unverifiable metaphysics, whereas relational value grounds naturally in observable facts about sentient interests.
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