There is no logical reason to believe biological life is any more special than artificial life. What if we made a robot out of organic material? Then it would be living. So even if you wanted to believe biological stuff is some how special, you can make biological robots. And why wouldn't we make them? They are better, and that is reason enough. Especially if we can become robots our self. Who wants a body that ages and falls apart? An artificial body is much better.