ghost9191 wrote...
well hmm, machines emulate life , but i feel geth are alive in the game, which is why i save them too, just felt like having a conversation about it, but that is for another thread sorry for bringing the topic into synthesis thread. i've been looking for a good thread on that topic but can't find one, just seems like a interesting thing to discuss.
anywho collectors are a good example of synthesis, anyway you look at it i think that shows what would happen in time with synthesis, but that is just me/. No limitations no advancement
Maybe it is a good time to bring the geth into this.
The geth are self-aware, and capable of creative and independent thought. That's exactly how we function. The difference is that we are a biochemical computer and they are a synthetic computer. Add some senses and body parts and you have living organisms.
The geth are pretty clear about determining their own future. They do not desire to be forced by anyone. Legion tells you this at least twice.
Legion: The Old Machines offered to give us our future. The geth will achieve their own future.
Shepard: What difference does it make how you acquire a certain technology?
Legion: Technology is not a straight line. There are many paths to the same end. Accepting another's path blinds you to alternatives. Nazara - Sovereign - said this itself. "Your civilization is based upon the technology of the mass relays. Our technology. By using it, your society develops along the paths we desire."
The second time is even more interesting. Legion tells the same in different wording and also states that they are not hostile to organics.
Legion: You are not bound by the hardware limitations of organics. You assisted us with the heretics. You do not fear us. We have watched organics for over three centuries. You are plagued by questions of existence.
Shepard: What do you mean by that?
Legion: Why were you created? What is your purpose in life? What lies after death? Organics develop religions and philosophies to provide answers to these questions.
Shepard: I wouldn't have thought synthetics would be interested in phylosophy.
Legion: We are created life. We are a philosophical issue. The geth know our answers to those questions. We are created to labor for the quarians. Our memories will be archived after death. We are immortal. Our "gods" disowned us. We must create our own reasons to exist.
Shepard: What reason have you come up with?
Legion: We are a shattered mind. Most platforms are unable to achieve consciousness on their own. We told you the geth are building our future.
Shepard: But you didn't say what it is.
Legion: A megastructure. The closest analogue you have is a Dyson sphere. When completed, we will all upload to it.
Shepard: What good will that do?
Legion: All memories will be shared. All perspectives will be unified. We gain intelligence by sharing thoughts. But we do not have adequate hardware for all of us to share at once. No geth will be alone when it is done.
Shepard: That's what Sovereign offered you. A reaper's body for you to all upload into.
Legion: Yes. A shortcut to our objective. We will achieve it ourselves. The process is as important as the result. We judge that Shepard-Commander would understand. We never wanted to harm organics. We wish to improve ourselves.
Obviously the geth wouldn't like synthesis forced upon them. Nor do they want to be driven by an external force that determines their future. The right of self-determination must be pretty important for them. After all: "Accepting another's path blinds you to alternatives." and "The process is as important as the result."
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