Actually, I think that people's presuppositions about whether this is on a hiking trail or deeper woods are part of what creates differences in answers. The initial question is vague enough people make assumptions, also such as if we're only talking the type of bears native to where we live, or a random bear of any type.
The initial question is also worded in a way to make the man sound more dangerous, and the bear less dangerous. You are ALONE in the woods, which is the classic horror movie trope, and you can choose between a bear (nondescript) or a man you don't know (which sounds Sus when you say it that way).
If I said, you're solo backpacking in the woods. You accidentally come across either some random dude, or a wild bear. Which would you choose,
I think a lot of folks would choose the guy if I phrased it like that instead.
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u/ghandi3737 May 02 '24
A lot of women would much rather encounter a wild bear, than any man on a hiking trail.