Yes. The Shambali Monks. They went away to a mountain top, mediated, and came back down with the essential truth that humans and machines both have souls. I don't believe in souls, as I said, but I do believe their logic is sound. If someone is a person, they should be treated as such.

( she considers this a few moments, both curious, and a bit confused. wasn't he an android himself? he certainly looked like one to her. )

You don't consider yourself an android?