by showing them the bear attack scene in The Revenant. My daughter has a ton of friends over and I asked if they heard about the question. They all said they would choose the bear. But I think I changed their minds by pointing out that in all likelihood the guy is just like their brothers or dad. A perfectly nice, harmless guy.
I think most decided maybe bumping into a man in the woods would be statistically safer after the discussion. But some still insist they’d rather bump into the bear.