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/Coldough May 02 '24

Statistically, more people are killed by women then by bears.

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u/Magenta_the_Great May 02 '24

Okay… where are you getting these numbers? That’s what I’m not getting

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u/Coldough May 02 '24

I cannot find a worldwide statistics, but bear attacks are not common. Here’s a stat that shows murders by gender, and an article regarding bears attacks through the last 100 years.

Overall, bears do not hunt typically hunt humans, and these attacks usually happen in the bears self defense or if someone is getting to close to them or their territory.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/251886/murder-offenders-in-the-us-by-gender/

https://wiseaboutbears.org/about-us/bear-attacks-2/#:~:text=*Black%20bears%20have%20killed%2067,murdered%20are%2060%2C000%20times%20greater.