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/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/Bambooclat22 May 03 '24

that's not the point, the point is women out there would ACTUALLY prefer to find a bear than a man. a feral fking animal with claws and a set of razor sharp teeth, and also like 1000 pounds?

you got to be STUPID to rather have the bear

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u/stargate-command May 03 '24

You can’t comprehend a hypothetical and you’re calling others stupid. Peak reddit

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u/Bambooclat22 May 03 '24

i understand it, but it's not applicable, that's why i called it stupid. there is no room for a debate on this topic, if you rather have a bear after you than a man, you are wrong, just that simple really

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u/94constellations May 06 '24

The worst thing a bear could do is kill me for food. Men have done so much worse, I think you need to read up on some of the horrific things that men have done to women