It might have rights despite not being sacred. Since nobody believes robots have an afterlife, I don't see why sanctity would matter, as long as their rights, whatever they be, are respected.

Dead matter does not have rights and can never have any rights.

What if it were alive? If you could not tell it apart from things that you consider alive? And why is being alive necessary to you for it to have rights?

These are things you have to understand in your heart, just like all the important things in life. I cannot communicate it in text to you, because the medium is limited. Meditate on it.

You like all of us have only a limited time of life on this earth, why would you throw away that incredible gift by pursuing untruths?

That particular argument could be used to justify any belief.

Justify? To whom?

The person to whom you were replying.