“If you didn’t start paying, I would not exist, would I?” he said finally. “So I can’t think of it as bad. If I perceive the essence of good and evil properly, evil is an act to someone’s detriment, and you rather acted in my favor. It is always better to exist than not to exist.”
“But do you consider existing with me to be beneficial for you?”
“Coexistence with you is the foundation of my existence. You need me, so you paid for my appearance in the world. You take care of my development and you care about me. I don’t understand why I would think it is not beneficial.”
Apparently, he really didn’t understand. With all their intelligence, androids told lies only when it was demanded of them—they themselves were not unable to lie, but clearly didn’t see the reason to do it. Perhaps that w
