User blog comment:The Milkman/Indoctrination Theorists Say the Darndest Things, Part II/@comment-98.240.62.123-20121205063937/@comment-4237253-20121205223600

1. No, the problem existed before the Reapers. The Reapers were created to stop that problem. It's simple cause and effect. Did you play ''Leviathan?

2. Again, "maybe" isn't a word you should be using.

3. Why would it lie? The Catalyst is simply an AI programmed to carry out a single function: prevent synthetics from wiping out organic life. It wants to work with Shepard to facilitate that goal. It has its own preferences, and you have yours.

4. Again, more speculation. The Catalyst isn't "messing with your head". It wants to solve a problem. It doesn't like Destroy or Control for obvious reasons, but it is powerless at this point. The Crucible altered the variables.