What About You?

Once upon a time, there were three aliens. One was from Alpha Zooks, one from Befar Zeeks, and the third was from Sugigeeks. They were all best friends and had been for centuries.

One day the three had an argument about whether or not there were new worlds to explore. The alien from Alpha Zooks believed that there were no new worlds to find. The alien from Befar Zeeks didn't really care either way but because it was against the law to believe there were no new worlds to explore it made him mad that his friend would voice his opinion. The alien from Sugigeeks just knew there had to be more worlds out there. The Alpha Zookien was beaten to a pulp by the other two aliens because they were angered by his ideas.

The Sugigeekian was so vexed by his friend's radical belief, that there were no more worlds, that he wanted to get him in lots of trouble. He knew it was illegal to say that there were no new worlds because the general government was pushing for more spending on space travel. The Sugigeekian decided to turn his friend from Alpha Zooks in to the authorities.

The authorities captured the Alpha Zookian and sentenced him to a horrible death by ray guns. The Sugigeekian was very pleased with himself to have gotten revenge. The next day, the Alpha Zookian was put to death.

Based on the story you just read, please answer the following questions. Be sure to justify your answers.

• Which planet has the meanest aliens?
• Which planet has the nicest aliens?
• Which planet has neither the nicest nor the meanest aliens?

Have you decided and based your answers on the story above? What if I had told you the story using races? Or religions? Would you have had enough information to judge an entire race or religion by the actions of the one individual? I don't think so and yet everyday people make assumptions of this nature. So now answer this question: What did you learn?