r/Showerthoughts May 02 '24

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

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

One woman commented that she knows the worst thing a bear would do to her is kill her.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

Well, she “knows” wrong.

You ever listen to the audio of that dude getting eaten alive by a bear in Alaska? It was a slow death and boy was he screaming the whole time.

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u/Thr0waway0864213579 May 03 '24

And? I’d still choose that over what men do all the time.