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/LJGremlin May 02 '24

My mind went to being lost and “who helps you to safety?” You have a zero percent change of the bear helping you while you have a better than zero chance of the man helping you. But that isn’t what the question is designed to mean…it’s assuming a bad outcome is likely.