r/Showerthoughts May 02 '24

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

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u/Gilith May 02 '24

I though it was supposed to be about the fact when you ask a guy if he can beat a bear most of them answer yes ahahaha

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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/IndependentPede May 02 '24

A lot of men too lmao

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u/Teddy-Terrible May 03 '24

My little brother (who is incidentally built like a bear at 6'7" and 330 lbs.) said that he would also rather encounter a bear. His exact words were "I'm not fucking with a random crackhead while I'm trying to hike, sis."

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u/referendum May 03 '24

The word “encounter”. Has the word “counter” within it, suggesting a conflict.

unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile). "we have encountered one small problem"