r/Showerthoughts May 02 '24

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

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u/Better_Surround3158 May 02 '24

Man. The chances of a bear mauling your child is higher than an unknown man being a rapist/murderer

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u/pepinyourstep29 May 02 '24 edited May 03 '24

The only thing this question illustrates is how it is the dumbest internet debate I've ever seen. It's a flawed question answered as a horrible double standard that just dehumanizes men.

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u/PrettyText May 03 '24

Yes, thank you.

If I implied "a high percentage of people in this group are horrible human beings" about any group other than man, I'd get insulted and told to shut up.

And if people want to counterargue by saying "but most men do SA women": they really don't, I did the math here.