[He isn't offended by her statements, even if most synthetic life might be affronted by these words. But Connor replies plainly enough, logically enough.]

And so you believe they should be punished just because of the environment they now thrive in? Most of these androids didn't exist when there was natural life here. Struxta is all they know. [He can talk about this more easily, more readily than having to tiptoe around the idea of whether or not androids should be considered true lifeforms.]

I realize it's a complicated issue, but we can't assume that each world runs on the same set of rules. Maybe it's... natural life that has no place here.