MrAtomica wrote...
The differences between these peoples are not all derived from physical appearance, or "hardware" (as the Geth would say). These classifications are as much social constructs as they are categorical labels. We derive our sense of "self" from both nature and nurture. It is silly to believe that a simple blast of energy can erase all traces of individuality from life, even if everyone becomes similar in appearance.
This is, unquestionably, true.
Of course, I don't believe Synthesis will actually entirely remove individuality and, judging from the ending, everyone still looks very much like themselves.
Mr. Gamble's statement is actually even more insulting than the original scenario. His idea that there is nothing left but "life" is utter nonsense. There is no "life" left after Synthesis, not in the way that it existed before. Rather than respecting the chaotic, fractuous nature of life, Synthesis teaches us that we should all become the same if we wish to get along. Bull.
Or it is teaching us that we should stop placing labels on people; organic and machine turn into living beings in this case; if we want lasting peace.
However, realistically, that's not going to happen. So, we introduce a rogue element that will lead to this: Synthesis.
There is no evidence that diversity, either genetic or cultural, is gone after Synthesis.
Here's a better idea. Why don't we learn to cope with our differences, and get along because we learned to work past them, and not because we swept them under a sparkly new carpet? Did it ever occur to the Starbrat that the reason sentient synthetics chose hostility toward organics is because organics refused to treat the synthetics as a legitimate form of life? Would the Quarians and Geth not have lived peacefully if the Quarians had not openly attacked their creations?
Naturally, the StarChild is not basing itself solely on the Geth/Quarian conflict to justify its reasoning. The Reapers existed long before the geth or quarians did. It stands to reason that it has witnessed synthetics destroying organics before. The alternative is that AI that should act solely on logic created a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
Of course, it should have explained itself better. Shepard could have point out how there is now peace between quarians and geth and the Catalyst could have simply refutted this.
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