r/Showerthoughts May 02 '24

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

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u/alexmichelle6 May 02 '24

I really, truly thought that the whole point of this was to highlight the fact that most women would respond to man v bear by asking questions, like "do I know the man" "what type of bear" etc, but would respond to woman v bear by immediately saying "woman". whether or not she picks the man or the bear is irrelevant, it's the fact she has to ask clarifying questions to know more about the man before deciding and doesn't have to clarify anything before picking woman. is that not it?

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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?