LogFAQs > #966599068

Yeah, Saren's perspective is a lot more restrictive in context to the implication of the actual Synthesis decision.

The decision Shepherd makes is built upon the narrative that "the galaxy is ready to live in the state the Catalyst was created to seek for the galaxy." Saren's is more, "The Reapers will kill us all, but if we merge with them, they'll keep us alive due to our value and usefulness!" Shepherd's "Synthesis" is the "Order to the Chaos" the Reapers assumed could never happen due to the endless cycles repeating. Saren's "Synthesis" is willing servitude. Not "Illium-Style indentured servitude contracts" but "you're just a husk now" servitude.