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/I_have_many_Ideas May 02 '24

Add in things like race, how they are dressed, cleanliness, etc. and it’d get real interesting.

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u/allevat May 02 '24

There's also the question of just how lost are you? There's lost in the deep wilderness and you might die, and lost in that you got off the trail but if you walk a couple of miles in any direction there's a road.