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The Zha'til you are talking about are an interesting point, here's the wiki entry on them:
[color=rgb(255, 255, 255)">The ] were a synthetic race that existed at the time of the [/color]Protheans[color=rgb(255, 255, 255)">. They originated when a race known as the zha implanted themselves with symbiotic ] technology to enhance their intelligence in order to survive as their homeworld became inhospitable. When the [/color]Reapers arrived, they subjugated the AIs, known as zha'til, who then seized control of the bodies of their masters and altered their genetic material at the deepest level, transforming the zha into synthetic monsters and their offspring into slaves. The zha'til proceeded to multiply into "mechanical swarms" that "blotted out the sky". With no other recourse, the Protheans sent the star of the zha's home system into supernova, destroying the zha'til entirely.
In short, just like the geth, the zha'til were living in harmony with organics (even in a forms of apparent synthesis) until the reapers showed up and turned the synthetics against organics. The only examples of AI 'races' that seem to endorse wiping out organics are the ones the Reapers indoctrinated to think that way. In short the Reapers who are supposed to preserve organic life from synthetics are directly responsible for both the zha'til and the post exodus geth uprisings.
The problem with believing the catalyst is that he says this all happened before but we really only have his word. Him, the leader of the reapers, an AI that turned on it's creators and forced others to do the same through mind control. Comparetively what we've seen so far in the galaxy points heavily towards there being possible diplomatic solutions for organic and synthetic conflicts. To trust the Catalyst I need to throw away all of what I've personally seen and believe that there is a problem, with the only proof being that the star kid says he's right. No matter how long he has supposedly been alive he needs to formulate a better argument than "I've seen a lot of s***, trust me on this".
The Zha'til make an interesting point, especially when the Rachni are brought into the equation. While the Krogan tried beating everyone into submission, the Krogan were only given a chance because the Reapers induced the Rachni into doing the same thing.
In other words, a Reaper inducing organic genocide (by an organic) helped create the Krogan Rebellions. If my lore is correct, the Asari and Salarian races were getting steamrolled by the Rachni until the Salrians discovered/uplifted the Krogan. The Krogan managed to beat down the rachni, but in turn tried to take over the galaxy within a few centuries.
The Krogan went to war because they were not ready. Salarians, Asari and Turians (after the Krogan Rebellions started) were able to live in peace, but the Krogan simply were not ready for so much firepower so early in their development.
Similarly, the Synthesis ending is not a good option because, bluntly, everyone is not doing it already. If Turians, Salarians, Asari and Humans were able to peaceably coexist without a Red-Beam-of-Magical-Problem-Solving, they can certainly get along with synthetics; provided both sides are ready. Since the Geth were able to work out their differences with the Quarians, and the rest of the Council Races were able to live with that compromise, the path was set. Geth were even becoming symbiotes with the Quarians, a giant leap towards Synthesis!
Reapers were causing eventual Synthesis, just by being the biggest threat, inducing the races to team up. There was no need for all their shenanigans.
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