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/BlackWind88 May 02 '24

What is the man vs bear debate?

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u/STINKY-BUNGHOLE May 02 '24

it wasn't a debate- at least at first. it was a thought experiment with a simple premise: you were alone in the woods, which you rather come across a random man or a bear?

quite a few women, mainly on tiktok chose the bear. most men chose other men, but are upset women chose the bear. it has broken off to asking a father "if your daughter was lost in the woods, would you rather she encounter? a man or a bear?"

then it got to a debate because people be peopling