Never made the comparison. As I’ve stated in two other comment threads already, two sets of stats, two distinct conclusions. That third sentence has been there since the inception of this post, the edit was added after two people blatantly ignored it.

Me saying they aren’t comparable isn’t “hiding behind” anything. It’s an acknowledgement that there are far too many variables involved be able to draw anything conclusive between the two. To not acknowledge that would be a disservice to anyone reading and would ultimately feed into confirmation bias in both directions.

Moreover, I could completely nix the info on bears and my point would still stand, the point of the hypothetical isn’t about the god damn bears.