Contains Spoilers- Need emotional support from like minded individuals

Yes as far as I see it their bodies (synthetic) are destroyed but with that said only part of EDI's programing was in the platform same as the Geth  so the question is  were their programs destroyed on the Normandy and the Geth sever on Rannoch? I do believe that programing in those platforms were destroyed but can in time be replaced from the servers . food for thought

you make a valid point but wouldn't the ships computers be non functional? they are programs also making the ships synthetics ? 

For all intents and purposes, Shepard is dead at that stage. Therefore, there's no reason why the same amount of resources and technology can't be applied to bring back dead synthetics/machines.

No, their programs are not secure because it is their programs that Destroy targets.

Hackett does say they will rebuild what was lost, maybe that includes Geth and EDI.
as for a soul...that always sparks the "do machines have souls" question and then that usually ends up at the religion talk lol. I had wondered about Shepard being remade too, seems the mostly dead theory gets writers out of the hole there. lol 

thank you for this!! I will watch this after dinner and very excited to do so.

I absolutely love reading all these posts from you guys. It has helped me out a lot and so many great views and ideas and so on.
My problem I had was that my husband had his take on it and was not wanting to see that maybe there are others who don't think as he, which then I came here to add to the pool of individuals. So many great posts by you guys so many of you think exactly like I do. And one brave person who is exactly identical to my husband in here giving us stuff to discuss. I have visited forums before to read topics on whatever, but this was the first one where I felt that the people who hang out here are exactly what I needed to feel comfortable and fit in. I don't have many friends and the one or two I do have are not gamers, they don't do the hobbies and crafts I do and are usually not interested in seeing photos of my cats, game images or quilts I make. So finding this forum was like finding my tribe!
Each and every one of you have truly enriched my game experience.

I'm on my second play through just finished ME1 and on to 2, I am trying a different job class and I find it hard to adapt to change and trying hard to not make the same choices and what not. But at the same time, I have had time to really absorb the game and dialog. I find myself stopping and taking a photo of the area, which by the way that photo thread is so awesome.
Bottom line is I am super glad to be here and a part of this community.

I know you didn't. But the salt is strong here. Seriously, I feel for you. 

I remember it all  so clearly. When I first played the game back in March 2012, I did everything right. I was bawling through parts fo the game. I romanced Liara in the first game. Then Jacob in the 2nd.... imagine the kick in the gut in ME3 - thanks, Jacob. As femShep romancing Jacob is bad and he's an ass. If you play as Sheploo, Jacob is a good guy. So I picked up with Liara again. Mordin dying on Tuchanka while curing the genophage had me in tears. Samara losing her daughter Rila and almost killing herself had me almost miss the interrupt. Almost. Legion on Rannoch making peace between the Geth and Quarians. Back then we had to play multiplayer to get good endings. It was required. I had all the assets. I made my speech to my team on Earth before the final push. The paragon speech. We fought our way to the beam. Then the beam run. I had Garrus and James with me. There was no Normandy pickup in the original game. Shepard had to trudge onward... alone. Then Harbinger hit my Shep. Fade to white and then the blue. I staggered to my feet with my sidearm in hand and shot the three husks, then the Marauder and went into the beam. 

Then things really got weird. I had noticed that I didn't have to reload. So I shot the Keeper several times. They're supposed to disintegrate if disturbed. Nothing happened. Something was wrong. All those dreams with oily shadows and reaper sounds, and now this. Anderson said he got to the Citadel after me but somewhere else and got to a control panel. Then The Illusive Man magically appears with oily shadows of indoctrination. I shot Anderson. Tears of anger well up. The Illusive Man gets ready to shoot Anderson. I shoot The Illusive Man. 

Then Shepard taps the panel and opens the Citadel and sits down. Best seats in the house. "Shepard. Commander Shepard. Nothing's happening. It must be something on your end."

It looks like Shepard collapsed and died.

Then that ending. Starbrat. "... I know you want to destroy us. You can destroy all synthetic life if you want, including the Geth."
"But the reapers will be destroyed?"
"Yes, but the peace won't last. Soon your children will build synthetics and the chaos will begin again."
"There has to be another way."
"There is. You may want to try and control us."
"So the Illusive Man was right after all."
"Yes, but he could never control us because we controlled him. There is another choice."
"And that is?"
"Synthesis. Add your energy to the crucible and send it out across the galaxy creating a new DNA."
"I... don't know."
"Why not? You're part synthetic yourself. Your time grows short and you have a difficult decision to make. Using the energy of the Crucible will destroy the mass relays."

Shepard wanted to get rid of the murderbots and so walked toward the red tube. She raised her pistol and fired. The mass relays exploded. The reapers were destroyed. The Normandy crashed. There was no refuse ending - well you could force quit the game and remove your disk instead of making a choice. That would have been the refuse ending.

"Did all that really happen?"
"Yes, but some of the details were lost with time. It all happened so very long ago."
"Will I ever get to the stars?"
"One day my sweet. Out there, there are billions of stars. And around them are billions of worlds each with a story of its own."
"Tell me another story about The Shepard."
"It's getting late, but alright, one more story."

Shepard took a breath.

"You can enjoy more stories about Commander Shepard by purchasing DLC from EA in the Microsoft Store."

I sat there stunned at 3:20 am on March 22, 2012. I remembered what happened when that asteroid crashed into the mass relay in Arrival. The mass relays were destroyed. Did everyone die? I went to bed and tried to sleep. Did everyone in the galaxy die except in systems that were not on next to a mass relay? The next morning I checked the other endings. All the endings were the same except for the color of the explosions on your screen. You died, the relays exploded, and the Normandy crashed. "The galaxy is a wasteland," according to Mac Walters, lead writer for ME3. I just wanted to see Liara, Garrus and the gang again after it was all over. I ate a pint of Haagen-Daaz. 

How about a little support for our new arrival.... I found this oldie but goodie among my saved Youtube links.

All asari are naturally biotic, yes. But they still need amps to properly harness them. In fact, the Serrice Council, an asari company, is the premiere producers of biotic amps. Which makes sense since they're all biotic and have had thousands of years to perfect their amps...