Puffer Fish In Madagascar

I want you to picture these two scenarios

Imagine yourself stuck in a forest in Madagascar and while walking around searching for.. lets say.. food. All of the sudden, you hear some irritating noise coming from behind … and then you find this “weird looking hairy and scary creature”

Incase you don’t know what this is. This is the Aye-Aye. It can grow up to 15 inches in height. These ugly creatures are known for their long, bony, witch-like middle finger. (Whispers) Rumors say that if an aye-aye points it middle finger at you, it’s a death sentence. (Pause for Laughter)

Now picture the second scenario. Imagine you are in the middle of the ocean, scuba diving for example… and you see this innocent looking, cute cuddly puffer fish.

With a show of hands, who would like to be swimming with the puffer fish in the ocean against running side by side with the aye-aye in the forest? (Audience raises their hands)

This is sufficient to kill a shark. So imagine what it could do to you!
On the other hand, the aye-aye here, despite being scary and ugly looking creature, it is completely harmless.

So what does this tell you about appearances and looks?
Yes, they can be deceiving and they’re completely unreliable.

I spent the last three years researching about why humans are wired to judge by appearances and why they are unreliable.

I mean we’ve all heard the following phrases:
“Don’t judge a book by its cover”
“All that glitters is not