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1) Seeing a ship across the system does not mean (necesarrily) that you can scan it for it's makeup.

2) I could be Deeply Religious, but fear persecution (which, funny enough, is what would happen in a game against experienced players), so I keep quiet about it.

3) I could be Deeply Religious, and part of my religion is to not talk to outsiders. You wouldn't know if I was religious, xenophobic, crazy, or what.

Your reasoning just seemed a little steeped in role-playing, which is fine and all, but not something which should necessarily apply to SE4.