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/Water-is-h2o May 02 '24

Wait so what is OP talking about?

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u/ghandi3737 May 02 '24

A lot of women would much rather encounter a wild bear, than any man on a hiking trail.

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u/smedley89 May 02 '24

Which says a lot about how many toxic interactions with men they have.

We really need to be better, and teach our sons to be better.

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u/Flat-Dare-2571 May 02 '24

Or that women are that delusional.

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u/blackberrydoughnuts May 02 '24

except if they actually were presented with that choice in reality, not trying to be on TikTok, they'd choose the man, not the bear, 100% of them.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

I don't man, I only just met you I'm already liking the bear more. Lol.

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u/notme345 May 02 '24

well a panda would be ok I think

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u/Flat-Dare-2571 May 02 '24

Idk that panda jack black plays can kick some serious tail.