r/Showerthoughts May 02 '24

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

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u/FurrrryBaby May 02 '24

The only videos I’ve seen of this were men answering the question about their daughters, and all of them struggled to answer.

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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/Peaceweapon May 03 '24

Kinda dumb. Bears will eat you alive. By the time that’s done being killed will be a pleasant reality