User blog comment:Subject 9/Reapers intrest in Humans/@comment-118213-20110916222640

Whilst in terms of technological advancement Turian's are ahead of Humanity - mostly due to the fact they had a head start - it doesn't equate to superiority. When the First Contact War began humanity put up a decent fight, even winning a major battle - the turians had been space fairing species for melenia, humanity for no more than a decade or so.

If you look at the 3 council races (apart from humanity) - they each have one skill that is more predominant than anything else - Asari are good with money and diplomacy, Selerians are good with science and Turians are good with military might. Humanity on the other hand is good at all three, the weapons and starships are testimony to humanities science and military might and the quick acention onto the council is a demonstration of humanities diplomatic and manipulative skill - the very fact that humanity can maneuver the situation so that their is a human only council is impressive.

Because of what is "human nature" we naturally want 'more'. This goes for knowledge and territory. Humanity had fought amongst itself for melenia - in each war they grew stronger and weapons became more sophisticated. Our scientific are always wanting to know more about everything - one team even attempted to build a black hole so that we my knowmore about it.

I don't know about the turians, but its clear that whilst an advanced race they are inferior to humanity. They don't have the same intelligence, inquisitiveness and drive that makes humanity humanity.