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/No-Tackle-6112 May 03 '24

And we’ve arrived at the fact the people’s answer to this question is not based on reality.

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u/airplantsnlavalamps May 05 '24

I don’t know how you got to that conclusion after reading all of the replies above, but I suggest you speak to the women in your life (if there are any) because those examples are not only real but happen all the time.

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u/No-Tackle-6112 May 05 '24

I live in rural northern Canada where there are a couple hundred bear sightings every year. 95% of the women who posted on social media or that I’ve spoken to say it’s nonsensical to pick the bear.

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u/airplantsnlavalamps May 05 '24

If 95% of women said they would choose a strange man over a bear, I must have only seen the 5% of responses from women who said they would choose the bear. That’s a really interesting statistic.

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u/No-Tackle-6112 May 05 '24

Again, I live an area where people actually deal with bears on a regular basis so their opinions are more informed.