Ieldra2 wrote...
@3DAndBeyond:
(1) I meant that the new era will doubtless give rise to new challenges, even as old conflicts are overcome. That some of those old conflicts are overcome is valuable nonetheless.
(2) I don't take the "final evolution" literally. As you say, there is no such thing. Also, there is no absolute measure of perfection. As I said, for organics the changes that come with Synthesis represent a step in overcoming significant limitations of organic hardware. It's not necessarily the end, as the epilogue specifically implies when talking about what the future might hold.
What the "final evolution" *may* mean is that civilization now has the means to control its own evolution instead of depending on random chance to do the work. In other words, the end of *natural* evolution and its replacement by deliberate design, if civilizations so desire.
(3) Since the EC, removing diversity isn't even suggested any more.
(4) The scenario of synthetics wiping out organics is not based on "synthetics suddenly want to kill organics", but on disregard. If organics can't keep up with synthetics, synthetics will eventually surpass them and treat them like we treat the countless species we have casually exterminated on Earth, just by expanding into their space with no malice whatsoever. The combination of upgrading organics to be able to keep up with synthetics and synthetics gaining better understanding will make this scenario far less likely. At least that's the rationalization I use.
But your "natural" evolution is kicked off with and augmented forever by reaper tech fully integrated with organics.
The removal of diversity I was addressing is that as people become necessarily genetically similar. The tech within them will guide them willingly or unwillingly toward a lack of diversity. That tech will itself create the similarity since it would rule out illogical change. As mutations are no longer needed to survive and overcome certain adversity, they then will begin to happen less frequently. And as learning is headed toward the tech singularity, genetics will follow suit. Eventually, seeing things myopically will lead to learning that is narrow of focus and will then lead to all knowledge being applied from a certain direction. If it is a pinnacle of evolution, eventually, then evolution stops eventually which means mutation does and change does also. And along with it diversity stops.
However, if you think that means that evolution will then be controlled, that will still lead to the same thing. You are substituting artificially applied ideas of the direction evolution should take as opposed to the direction evolution does take in response to a need. It would be used in response to a want. I don't see it that way at all and nothing the kid says leads me to believe that. He applies it as a reaction to people using augmentation to achieve perfection-that tech drives ideas and function as opposed to purpose and need driving tech, even if it's perceived need.
You see I don't see synthetics necessarily wanted to destroy organics unless it's seen from some arrogant view of them. I don't see them wanting to do it out of disregard-they could easily ignore people. The geth are a prime example of that-they merely evolved and were perceived as a potential threat and started being killed.
My personal view is of synthetics that sometimes want to be like people, depending on their identification with them, and others that ignore people, some that wish to be friendly and some that want to kill-all of the iterations of actually being a person. I don't see understanding as being the delineator at all. In fact, one of the basic tenets of the warrior is to know your enemy. Understanding could lead some to determine organic life or non-synthetic life is illogical and like a virus. Or it could lead to friendship, disdain, or what have you. Synthesis solves nothing. It leavers the reapers alive and may even leave the kid "alive".
I'd even go so far as to say their is a lot of warpage about how he views synthesis, and what he must think of himself. Perfection through tech-well he is tech. He is preserving organics-sure, in much the same way you might pin a butterfly to a board and frame it. So, his best solution merely is to get rid of organics and integrate them all with tech, his tech, his warped little glow boy tech. Biut if organics are gone, then why do synthetics need to understand them? And if synthetics understand organics, what's to stop them or anyone else from making organic and synthetic life again? And, then what happens if indeed the kid still exists? Perhaps more importantly he knew his programming was flawed and wanted the help of a lot of brains. But how would using Shepard's energy and reaper tech automatically give all synthetics full understanding of organics? The kid himself doesn't seem to understand everything and Shepard is one person.
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