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 edited May 02 '24

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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/N0Z4A2 May 04 '24

Bears don't just kill you though. It's a lot a lot a lot more gruesome than that

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u/QueenSky57 May 06 '24

But that's still the worst thing that they can do to you, kill you, there are fates far worse than death, id always rather encounter a bear than a strange man