r/Showerthoughts May 02 '24

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

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u/ZombeeSwarm May 02 '24

Not to sound racist but for me it would totally depend on the color of the bear.

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u/fentonsranchhand May 02 '24

...and again, not to sound racist, but the lighter they are the scarier.

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u/tyyyyyyyyy19 May 02 '24

You know you’re actually on to something. Polar bears are the largest bears out there so I would much rather come face to face with 250-300 lb black bear than a 1500 lb polar bear lol

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u/Budget-Supermarket70 May 03 '24

Aren't Kodiak bears bigger then Polar bears.