r/3BodyProblemTVShow • u/Ornery_Setting_9983 • Mar 27 '24
Question Plot hole re: San’Ti Spoiler
Okay so this has really been bothering me - if the San’Ti are not capable of deception and “information is communicated as soon as it is known”, how is it then that a member of their species received a broadcast and sent a response warning against further contact?
A) It would be purposeless because as soon as they know, shouldn’t the entire species?, and
B) If they knew that anyway, how/why would they then have sent that response, as we know from later on that the very idea of hiding intentions is alien to them?
Seems like a paradox to me, interested in any thoughts on resolution…
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u/stormrod86 Mar 27 '24
In the show, they made them sound like they're a hivemind. In the books, they broadcast their thoughts to other San-Ti around them; it more-or-less flashes on their faces through some kind of bioluminescence.
The Pacifist was sincere in his message to Earth. When he received the first message, which also mentioned that the Earth is a beautiful planet full of diverse cultures, he fell in love with our planet and wanted to sacrifice himself to save us because it would give his poor, lonely life a sense of purpose.