Did the writers intend for players to believe that the Greater Will is alive, sentient, and intelligent? Or did they intend something else altogether?

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
03:41 The Three Fingers and the Origin of Everything
06:51 Berhnal, The Recusant
08:25 The Opening Cinematic
11:21 Who Imprisoned Marika?
13:48 The Ire of a God
15:05 The Elden Stars Incantation
16:46 How to Read Item Descriptions Like a Professor
20:04 The Living Incarnation of Order
21:34 The Two Fingers
24:26 What About the Mending Runes?