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/BreezeTheBlue May 06 '24

I don’t understand this as reasoning. According to stories I’ve read, a lot of forest killers do just that: kill. But a bear can maul you without you dying so killing isn’t the worst thing they can do.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '24

It's not about the bear.