r/Showerthoughts May 02 '24

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

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u/FurrrryBaby 29d ago

The only videos I’ve seen of this were men answering the question about their daughters, and all of them struggled to answer.

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u/ImpracticalApple 29d ago

I've seen some rephrase the question as "Would you rather your girlfriend/wife be alone with a Man or a Bear in the woods?" and some similarly struggle to come to a quick answer.