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yes, they act with conscious intention. No instinct. (although they don't ethically reflect on their actions, whereas I do)
But with or without conscious intention is not relevant here, unless it is related to "being above nature", but I don't see how.
Are black holes ethical?
[T]hey are amoral[.]
Yet, they are merely an expression of some of the most
fundamental elements of this universe (e.g., mass, momentum, gravitation, and magnetism).