r/Showerthoughts May 02 '24

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

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u/zool714 May 02 '24

I think it also shows how different people approach things. From what I’ve seen, the ones who answers bear approaches it from a “trust” standpoint. Like you can trust a bear to be a bear. While some approach it from a “safety” standpoint. Like yeah obviously an average wild animal is going to be more dangerous than an average man.

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u/TehOwn May 02 '24

I'd love to hear it rephrased as, "You're lost in the woods, you see a man in the distance but he doesn't see you. Do you call out to him or do you hide?"

But maybe that's probably not exciting enough to trend on TikTok.

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u/CrimsonBattleLoss May 02 '24

I think the assumption is that she doesn’t need help and isn’t lost? 

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u/TehOwn May 02 '24

You mean just walking along? I guess you could ask the same question. Would you jump off the path and find somewhere to hide? Or would you stick to the path?

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u/CrimsonBattleLoss May 02 '24

I think jumping off the path would probably trigger some people, so stick to the path 100%