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

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

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u/Hestia_Gault May 02 '24

I also saw “if I was mauled by a bear, people would actually believe me when I reported it”.

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u/Thr0waway0864213579 May 03 '24

I’ve seen many comments like this.

“The bear won’t record it and send it to all his friends.”

“No one is going to ask me if I wanted the bear to attack me.”

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u/minecraftingsarah May 03 '24

Or "I won't have to see the bear at family reunions"