Humans illustrate emergent traits, with complex neural interactions giving rise to consciousness and decision-making. However, reducing human nature solely to emergent cellular processes risks missing key aspects: qualitative features such as intentionality, moral deliberation, and reflexivity might not be fully captured by statistical models alone. While individual agency does emerge from neural complexity, its full expression is also influenced by social, cultural, and personal contexts—layers that transcend simple aggregation of lower-level interactions.