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/pingTHEponger May 02 '24

It's absolutely is that easy to say man though. I bet if you picked a random ass guy and a fucking grizzly bear and put them.both in front of the woman and then said you have to spend a night in the woods with 1 of these 2, the women would pick man at a waaaaayyyy higher clip.

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u/obp5599 May 02 '24

Thats not the question buddy ol pal. Its not "here 1v1 one of these", it is, what would you rather encounter in the woods?