So if the difference of consciousness and sentience is being aware, perhaps it is more like a spectrum of consciousness and sentience is on the lower end. Sorry for a not so scientific reply I just found it interesting and wanted to put a little thought into this thread. I just learned that there is a difference using Google so feel free to correct me. So I guess I would say conscious beings could ponder, sentient probably couldn't? But if you can feel all these things I don't know how you would categorize them in your mind without thinking about them and then being aware that you are doing that.