Additional stipulations:
You can’t hurt the woman or do anything to sway her opinion in one direction or the other
The woman is less likely to falsely accuse you than the bear is to attack you, the probability is roughly equal to the probability a random man would attack a woman in the forest. The woman has a gun and will fatally shoot you if she thinks you are threatening, at roughly the probability of a random man deciding to kill a woman.
The woman knows who you are but you are unaware of her identity
My thought process/disclaimer: this is an imperfect analogy. I’m more generally interested in if men (in this subreddit) find the psychological risk of a false rape claim to be more threatening than the higher risk of a mauling. I think in general the reason someone would answer “bear” is not because they believe the probability of a person hurting them is higher, or that the person is capable of more physical damage than the bear. It is that the bear is a natural force,which we accept are semi random and unknowable, and society will undoubtedly be on your side against a natural force if it hurts you. This makes the idea of a bear less threatening in a hypothetical context. Meanwhile, if another human being decides to hurt you, it is a more personal betrayal, it may effect your ability to trust in society, and it may cause society to perceive you as a lesser person. The consequences of another person betraying you are widely understood and therefore play out more significantly in the mind vs a bear attack. This is a fallacy common to all people.
[–]purplish_possumPurple Pill Man 34 points35 points36 points (3 children) | Copy Link
[–]BrainMarshalPurple Pill Man The Bear-Shifting AI Art Freak 12 points13 points14 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]Windmill_flowersBlue Pill Woman 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]CIearMindUnpilled 11 points12 points13 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]HatespanchUnbiased Autarky 61 points62 points63 points (8 children) | Copy Link
[–]SyndicalistHR 5 points6 points7 points (3 children) | Copy Link
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points (2 children) | Copy Link
[–]SyndicalistHR 0 points1 point2 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]purplish_possumPurple Pill Man 3 points4 points5 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]h1shmanSuppository Pilled Man BearPig 2 points3 points4 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]SnooSongs8797Purple Pill Man 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]bielsasballholder 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]NockerJoePurple Pill Man 20 points21 points22 points (16 children) | Copy Link
[–]K4matayonblackpill man 21 points22 points23 points (15 children) | Copy Link
[–]DivisiveUsernameBlue Pill Woman (but looks matter)[S] -1 points0 points1 point (14 children) | Copy Link
[–]NockerJoePurple Pill Man 11 points12 points13 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]K4matayonblackpill man 12 points13 points14 points (3 children) | Copy Link
[–]HighestTierMaslowNo Pill Woman. I hate people. 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]DivisiveUsernameBlue Pill Woman (but looks matter)[S] -4 points-3 points-2 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]K4matayonblackpill man 7 points8 points9 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]cameron339 2 points3 points4 points (4 children) | Copy Link
[–]Ping-Crimson 0 points1 point2 points (3 children) | Copy Link
[–]cameron339 1 point2 points3 points (2 children) | Copy Link
[–]Ping-Crimson 0 points1 point2 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]cameron339 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Nevamst 1 point2 points3 points (3 children) | Copy Link
[–]DivisiveUsernameBlue Pill Woman (but looks matter)[S] 1 point2 points3 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]Nevamst 4 points5 points6 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]HighestTierMaslowNo Pill Woman. I hate people. 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Bubbly_Pension4020Purple Pill Man 18 points19 points20 points (11 children) | Copy Link
[–]K4matayonblackpill man 7 points8 points9 points (2 children) | Copy Link
[–]Windmill_flowersBlue Pill Woman -2 points-1 points0 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]K4matayonblackpill man 3 points4 points5 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Windmill_flowersBlue Pill Woman -3 points-2 points-1 points (7 children) | Copy Link
[–]Bubbly_Pension4020Purple Pill Man 9 points10 points11 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]Mysterious-Floor-909 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]rma5690Purple Pill Man 6 points7 points8 points (3 children) | Copy Link
[–]Windmill_flowersBlue Pill Woman -4 points-3 points-2 points (2 children) | Copy Link
[–]rma5690Purple Pill Man 4 points5 points6 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]Windmill_flowersBlue Pill Woman -2 points-1 points0 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Updawg145 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Mitago1No Pill Man 3 points4 points5 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]CryptoThroway8205Race Pilled ♂ 4 points5 points6 points (4 children) | Copy Link
[–]DivisiveUsernameBlue Pill Woman (but looks matter)[S] 0 points1 point2 points (3 children) | Copy Link
[–]CryptoThroway8205Race Pilled ♂ 0 points1 point2 points (2 children) | Copy Link
[–]Popular_Sir_9009 -1 points0 points1 point (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]CryptoThroway8205Race Pilled ♂ 4 points5 points6 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]OpticalEpilepsyPurple Pill Man 7 points8 points9 points (6 children) | Copy Link
[–]DivisiveUsernameBlue Pill Woman (but looks matter)[S] -4 points-3 points-2 points (5 children) | Copy Link
[–]OpticalEpilepsyPurple Pill Man 4 points5 points6 points (4 children) | Copy Link
[–]DivisiveUsernameBlue Pill Woman (but looks matter)[S] -1 points0 points1 point (3 children) | Copy Link
[–]OpticalEpilepsyPurple Pill Man 3 points4 points5 points (2 children) | Copy Link
[–]DivisiveUsernameBlue Pill Woman (but looks matter)[S] -1 points0 points1 point (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]UpbeatInsurance5358Purple Pill Woman -1 points0 points1 point (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]caption291Red Pill Man I don't want a flair 4 points5 points6 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]GoldOk2991 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Shakturi101Purple Pill Man 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Neptune-JnrBlue Pill Man 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Adventurous-Fox-62Purple Pill Man 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Barely-moralRed leaning purple-seal. Diagnosed ASPD ( Man ) 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]shadowrangerfsPurple Pill Man 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]grown_folks_talkinContent Middle-Aged Man 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Maffioze25M non-feminist egalitarian 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Lovers691Blackpill man 4 points5 points6 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]MyNinjaYouWhatPurple Pill Man 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]thedarkracerMan-Truth seeker 2 points3 points4 points (8 children) | Copy Link
[–]Mysterious-Floor-909 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]DivisiveUsernameBlue Pill Woman (but looks matter)[S] -1 points0 points1 point (6 children) | Copy Link
[–]thedarkracerMan-Truth seeker 0 points1 point2 points (4 children) | Copy Link
[–]DivisiveUsernameBlue Pill Woman (but looks matter)[S] 0 points1 point2 points (3 children) | Copy Link
[–]thedarkracerMan-Truth seeker -1 points0 points1 point (2 children) | Copy Link
[–]DivisiveUsernameBlue Pill Woman (but looks matter)[S] 0 points1 point2 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]thedarkracerMan-Truth seeker 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]peteypete78Red Pill Man 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]wtknightBlue-ish Gen X Slacker - Man 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]AutoModerator[M] 0 points1 point2 points (47 children) | Copy Link
[–]SupportRemarkable583 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Teflon08191 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Think_Day_8061 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]DemasiiPurple Pill Woman 0 points1 point2 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]DivisiveUsernameBlue Pill Woman (but looks matter)[S] -1 points0 points1 point (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]MongoBobalossus -1 points0 points1 point (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]womandatoryPurple Pill Woman -6 points-5 points-4 points (39 children) | Copy Link
[–]Think_Day_8061 4 points5 points6 points (7 children) | Copy Link
[–]womandatoryPurple Pill Woman -3 points-2 points-1 points (6 children) | Copy Link
[–]Think_Day_8061 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]dysonRing[🍰] 1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]ParadoxicalFrog2 0 points1 point2 points (3 children) | Copy Link
[–]womandatoryPurple Pill Woman -1 points0 points1 point (2 children) | Copy Link
[–]ParadoxicalFrog2 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]wtknightBlue-ish Gen X Slacker - Man[M] [score hidden] (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]rma5690Purple Pill Man 5 points6 points7 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]BrainMarshalPurple Pill Man The Bear-Shifting AI Art Freak 3 points4 points5 points (23 children) | Copy Link
[–]NoDanaOnlyZuuINo Pill Woman -5 points-4 points-3 points (22 children) | Copy Link
[–]BrainMarshalPurple Pill Man The Bear-Shifting AI Art Freak 1 point2 points3 points (20 children) | Copy Link
[–]NoDanaOnlyZuuINo Pill Woman -1 points0 points1 point (8 children) | Copy Link
[–]BrainMarshalPurple Pill Man The Bear-Shifting AI Art Freak 0 points1 point2 points (7 children) | Copy Link
[–]NoDanaOnlyZuuINo Pill Woman -1 points0 points1 point (6 children) | Copy Link
[–]BrainMarshalPurple Pill Man The Bear-Shifting AI Art Freak 1 point2 points3 points (5 children) | Copy Link
[–]ThisBoringLifeLife is a mix of pills 4 points5 points6 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]womandatoryPurple Pill Woman -3 points-2 points-1 points (3 children) | Copy Link
[–]womandatoryPurple Pill Woman -2 points-1 points0 points (10 children) | Copy Link
[–]BrainMarshalPurple Pill Man The Bear-Shifting AI Art Freak 1 point2 points3 points (9 children) | Copy Link
[–]womandatoryPurple Pill Woman 0 points1 point2 points (8 children) | Copy Link
[–]BrainMarshalPurple Pill Man The Bear-Shifting AI Art Freak 1 point2 points3 points (7 children) | Copy Link
[–]womandatoryPurple Pill Woman -2 points-1 points0 points (6 children) | Copy Link
[–]Distinct_Reach4030 -3 points-2 points-1 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]ParadoxicalFrog2 0 points1 point2 points (4 children) | Copy Link
[–]womandatoryPurple Pill Woman -2 points-1 points0 points (3 children) | Copy Link
[–]ParadoxicalFrog2 0 points1 point2 points (2 children) | Copy Link
[–]womandatoryPurple Pill Woman -1 points0 points1 point (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]yodol-90no pills dude -1 points0 points1 point (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]LaloTwinsDa2ndRed Pill Man 0 points1 point2 points (26 children) | Copy Link
[–]DivisiveUsernameBlue Pill Woman (but looks matter)[S] 0 points1 point2 points (25 children) | Copy Link
[–]UpbeatInsurance5358Purple Pill Woman 2 points3 points4 points (23 children) | Copy Link
[–]DivisiveUsernameBlue Pill Woman (but looks matter)[S] 0 points1 point2 points (22 children) | Copy Link
[–]UpbeatInsurance5358Purple Pill Woman 0 points1 point2 points (21 children) | Copy Link
[–]DivisiveUsernameBlue Pill Woman (but looks matter)[S] 0 points1 point2 points (20 children) | Copy Link
[–]peteypete78Red Pill Man 2 points3 points4 points (18 children) | Copy Link
[–]DivisiveUsernameBlue Pill Woman (but looks matter)[S] -1 points0 points1 point (17 children) | Copy Link
[–]peteypete78Red Pill Man 1 point2 points3 points (16 children) | Copy Link
[–]UpbeatInsurance5358Purple Pill Woman 2 points3 points4 points (9 children) | Copy Link
[–]DivisiveUsernameBlue Pill Woman (but looks matter)[S] -1 points0 points1 point (5 children) | Copy Link
[–]UpbeatInsurance5358Purple Pill Woman 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]LaloTwinsDa2ndRed Pill Man 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]KayRay1994Man 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]ThisBoringLifeLife is a mix of pills 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Electric_Death_1349Purple Pill Man 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]gntlbastardRed Pill Man 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Lift_and_LurkMan: all pills are dumb 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]meisterkrausBlue Pill Man 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]TokimonatakanimekatBear-man 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]YetAnotherCommenterPurple Pill Man, Sexual Economics Theory 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]SsRapierBlack Pill Man 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]DietTyronePurple Pill Man (Red Leaning) 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Difficult-Ad-2866Purple Pill Man [score hidden] (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]WattehfokManly Man so Masc You're Pregnant Now 0 points1 point2 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]ThisBoringLifeLife is a mix of pills 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]abaxeronRed Pill Man 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]AdEffective7894sEnergy vampyre man -1 points0 points1 point (2 children) | Copy Link
[–]ThisBoringLifeLife is a mix of pills 0 points1 point2 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]AdEffective7894sEnergy vampyre man 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Competitive-Ask4393mostly red | slightly blue | a drop of black man -1 points0 points1 point (0 children) | Copy Link