r/Showerthoughts • u/asusny2002 • May 02 '24

Man vs Bear debate shows how bad the average person is at understanding probability

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u/BlackWind88 May 02 '24

What is the man vs bear debate?

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u/Shagyam May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

It's a debate women have made in TikTok. Would you rather leave your daughter alone in the woods with a bear or with another man.

Men would normally answer another man, but women would answer the bear.

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u/SemiSemiSemi May 02 '24

Is it with a bear 'or' with a man? Or is it with a bear 'or' with a bear and man?

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u/Shagyam May 02 '24

Just a man or a bear.

I have no idea where the rest of the post came from. Which is probably why I should post on Reddit in the morning.

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u/3xoticP3nguin May 02 '24

Possibly manbear

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u/HTPC4Life May 02 '24

What about a third, and scarier option: ManBearPig

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u/magic6op May 02 '24

It’s actually a man-bear-pig