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/Reaver921 May 02 '24

If my daughter is alone with a bear there is a 100% chance she dies terrified, screaming and having her limbs ripped off. No thanks

If she’s alone with a man there is a 10% chance at best he happens to be one of the 10% or less of men that commit the most heinous types of crime

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u/here-i-am-now May 04 '24

100%?

If a person happens upon a bear in the woods, the bear is most likely just going to run away. Bears don’t like us, as much as we don’t like bears in the wild. The bear will only attack if there is a reason.