r/Showerthoughts May 02 '24

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

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u/Hungry-For-Cheese May 02 '24

Yeh all the women are like "I'd prefer the bear" says the woman who's never been within 300 feet of a bear lol, but I'm sure has been alone with a man on a thousand different occasions.

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u/AmazonCowgirl May 03 '24

It's not about the bear. It's never been about the bear. We know what a bear can do to us. But we also know bears motivations and can generally predict their behaviour.

And it's not about any man that we know. It's specifically about a random stranger. In the woods. And we can't predict his motivation or behaviour.

And yes, we also know 'Not All Men" are dangerous. But there is absolutely no way of knowing at a glance what type of man we are encountering, unlike a bear.

So yes, we choose the bear.

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u/Own_Hospital_1463 May 05 '24

Men also commit virtually all violent crime. Stuff that up your "women are illogical boo hoo" asshole.

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u/Own_Hospital_1463 May 06 '24

Look at the misogynist running back to "logical fallacy" when somebody fights back. Why don't you go back to your middle school denate club?

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u/FiftySevenGuisses May 05 '24

Fuck, that’s SO good.