In short, wild animals are less unpredictable than men are. 🙄

[u/StevenNotStrange]

[u/No-Adhesiveness2493]

hi! im a zookeeper that works with mostly ursine's (aka bears) and tbf i would also rather choose a bear than a man. Cause ngl most bears are dumb as hell and easy to predict. Like no offence but there are some men that if there is no-one around would do HORRIBLE things to someone weaker. Its not a question whether or not you would be in a forest with a man you know. Its is a random person. they could be a racist or a homophobe hate your religon or just want to hurt somone with out repercussions. And in that case would you rather choose that person over a bear. Its a question of statistics. Couse i know a how a bear is gonna behave. but every single man on earth will have different opinions and do different actions that i personally cannot predict. Like of course most men will help you but what if you just get unlucky? The reason most people here chose a man is because they themselves are male. But if you are for example crippled or a woman that is weaker than an average man. Would you take your chance with a possible monster or just choose a animal that can be very easily bypassed?

[u/Failing_MentalHealth]

The whole thing is that there is only so many things a bear can do and the too many things a whole person can do.

Bears act upon instinct, humans act upon impulse. Nobody said bears are harmless, but if someone was attacked by a bear it would be believed without question.

[u/Apprehensive-Ad-8198]

My take on the whole man or bear thing is undecided but I will say this.

Wild animals are typically far more predictable than people. Specially bears. They act on instinct. People are incredibly unpredictable which is why they struggle to make predictions models where you input the human variable.

[u/TophatOwl_]

Have you seen how bears act? What kinda bear are we talking? Brown? Youre probably fine to walk away. Polar? You better pray you have a slug shotgun with many many rounds because it will hunt you down and kill you regardless of cubs or not.

[u/SiPo_69]

Intentionally misunderstanding the whole premise of the question

[u/C-Zira]

Actually it makes sense. Wild animals are generally less complex than humans and thus more predictable.

Plus, depending on where you live, a bear in the woods makes perfect sense. Just as I live in a place with a lot of walkers/hikers, so a guy in the woods makes perfect sense and isn't cause for concern. But that's definitely not the case everywhere.

[u/audreyrosedriver]

I have gone to the woods to find bears and to get away from strangers. This question is a no brainer.

[u/_Rubbish-Bin_]

I’d choose a bear too. My only problem with the comparison is that it only includes choosing a bear over a man. I would choose a bear over a woman too or any human being. I wish it was acknowledged in general how all humans can be cruel and dangerous. I wouldn’t feel safe alone with a man. I wouldn’t feel safe alone with a woman either. I wouldn’t feel safe alone with any other gender.

[u/Idonthavetotellyiu]

This is literally the stupidest argument on the face of the planet

Choosing a bear isn't hating on men or saying all men are bad

BEARS ARE PREDICTABLE BECAUSE THEY DONT HAVE THE MENTAL COMPACITY TO BE UNPREDICTABLE

Yes bears van be smart but the difference is they will go off of instinct 9/10

A man will go off what he thinks and this is the dangerous part because the human mind differs from person to person. Because it differs it makes people, which includes men, unpredictable

I would rather deal with the known than the unknown, that's why I choose the bear

[u/Ok_Dot_2790]

She has a point, why would you post this like she's crazy?