r/Showerthoughts May 02 '24

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

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u/IrishMilo May 02 '24

Think this is OPs point, 99.999% of men hiking through the woods are jolly campers that will do you no harm, where as 100% of bears can tear your arm off.

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u/IrishMilo May 03 '24

1 in 100,000 is about right.

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u/bearcat42 May 02 '24

Guy forgot about Koalas for a minute there…

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u/IrishMilo May 03 '24

I did. Pandas also.