Collider wrote...
Leader. It was just Rael and some scientists.
What I meant was that at least one of the admirals has committed many crimes to further his agenda, and considering he was able to do so in secret, there's no guarantee the other admirals (like Xen), can't do the same.
They already know the consequences, unless they have forgotten their history, which they haven't. They already know that the Geth have beaten them. They already knew that trying to control them has it's own consequences and risks - the Quarians trying to control the Geth is the very reason why they rebelled in the first place.
Evidently they don't otherwise Raels' research would have never occurred in the first place. If he tried to do that right after the Morning War he would be called crazy. But now after 300 years the Quarian's have forgotten how dangerous the Geth can really be.
I disagree. There was nothing to suggest from the research that the battle with the Geth was foolish. Basically what happened was that the geth parts reanimated and they attacked. The Quarians will not gather from Rael's research that the Geth want to be peaceful, which is the entire reason why their conflict with the Geth is foolish. They already thought that Tali brought Geth parts on the Alarei and the Geth reanimated themselves that way. They already know this stuff.
Oh I'm sorry, I guess what I was saying there wasn't clear. I wasn;t trying to suggest that this would make them realize that the Geth are peacful. What I was saying that they will realize their fight against the Geth is foolish becuase they are far to powerful for them to conquer.
Or it could further the war if information is yielded by the research. If Rael's research yields technology that better damages Geth shields, what do you think they are going to do with it? Nothing?
That is one possibility. But you seem to be suggesting that hiding the evidence will somehow magically mean the admirals don't find it. I thought that they were going to find it anyways, and that revealing the information just makes the Quarian public aware of what is going on. I thought that either way the research's results will reach the admirals
How would the attack not be seen as aggression either way? Even when the Geth are fully capable of doing so, they did not attempt to negotiate with the Quarians, they simply attacked in surprise.
That really does not make sense. The Quarians already in all circumstances have been treated hostile by the Geth, the Geth attacking the Quarians is nothing new. They lost nearly everyone on Haestrom, it is not as if the Heretics are only attacking out of self defense. Of course the Heretic Geth are going to attack if parts that can reanimate are brought on board.
Sorry, I forgot about some of the details of the mission when I typed that up, a silly mistake on my part. You're completley right with these two points. Though that still doesn't change my opinion on revealing the evidence.
Shandepared wrote...
Anyone who disagrees with me about anything is inherently wrong and probably not very intelligent.
That kind of outlook is pretty narrow-minded, no offense. If you automatically dismiss someone else's opinion as wrong, how do you learn new things?
How would anyone come to that conclusion? It isn't as if the geth invaded the fleet. The only thing anyone would know is that studying geth is dangerous, which they'll see either way. Considering the nature of the politics involved it is not that surprising that bringing forth the evidence results in the fleet splitting up. Though to be fair I don't think many people, including myself, would have predicted that outcome.
See the above. I made a stupid mistake when attempting to recall the details of the mission and hence screwed up my post. Also I want to thank both of you for offering me additional perspectives on the trial. I now see why someone would choose to hide it for reasons other than being selfish from a non-metagaming perspective.