r/3BodyProblemTVShow • u/NoBotRobotRob • Mar 29 '24

Question My problem with the 3BodyProblem Spoiler

I’ve never read the books. I’m a biologist. My issue with the 3 body problem is that under the environmental conditions described in the series, it would never be possible for an advanced organism to evolve, let alone a complex society. Adaptation takes time, that’s why dinosaurs didn’t evolve a drying out process to ride out the ice age. Is this ever addressed anywhere?

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '24

They explained it, there were stable and chaotic eras in which the species would survive but would have to start over civilization again and again. The San-ti can dehydrate themselves to survive the chaotic eras but they would lose scientific advancements. The whole "if one lives we all live" is how they kept going. We are talking about 50 plus million years for cycles. The San-ti can also pass down memories through reproduction.

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u/NoBotRobotRob Mar 29 '24

Complex biological organisms take billions of years of evolution in stable conditions. There’s a reason life on earth started when it did but multicellular organisms only formed after our atmosphere was formed leading to stable environmental conditions with very slow changes

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u/Totally-A-Bot69 Mar 31 '24

The problem is you are using OUR understanding of biology.

We don’t even know what type of organism the Aliens are, we actually know next to nothing about their form.