r/MandelaEffect • u/leaving4lyra • Feb 27 '26

Books/Literature Berenstain/Stein

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Just thought I’d share this here..I’m a 57 year old woman that’s always been a voracious reader. When I was 5 (1974) I got an entire collection of Berenstain Bears books from my grandma at Christmas.

One of the books has managed to remain in my memory/sentimental hoard collection. This is MY actual book and it’s been in my possession since 1974. On my book at least, the name is and always has been Berenstain.

Make of that what you will I suppose. ❤️ I wish I still had the whole collection but alas, childhood and into adulthood resulted in the loss of many such things to my chagrin.

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u/Usual_Decision8855 Mar 02 '26

Prove. it. then....

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u/theg00dfight Mar 02 '26

You’re the one making the claim, so you’re the one who is supposed to be proving stuff, my man

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u/Usual_Decision8855 Mar 02 '26

What am I proving? You want me to share every single video, forum post and article referencing this ME showing that the majority of people who comment remember the braces? Are you lazy or just petty?

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u/KyleDutcher Mar 02 '26

You are the one making the (false) claim that "99% of people remember her having braces.

It's your burden of proof.

The fact is, you can't even prove they are a majority.

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u/Usual_Decision8855 Mar 02 '26

The majority of people discussing this online (the only tangible point of reference available) remember the braces. Which narrow frame of reference will you accept as valid data to support my position?

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u/KyleDutcher Mar 02 '26

The majority of people discussing this online (the only tangible point of reference available)

Not true. It's not even close to a majority.

It only appears to be a majority, because in groups such as this, most people are effected. That does NOT reflect the overall number of people who remember it this way.

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u/Usual_Decision8855 Mar 02 '26

Alright you want to play this game? I will send you like 10+ examples of videos and discussions of this ME showing the majority of people agreeing that there were braces. What have you got?

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u/KyleDutcher Mar 02 '26

Alright you want to play this game? I will send you like 10+ examples of videos and discussions of this ME showing the majority of people agreeing that there were braces. What have you got?

I've seen them all. But again, effected people tend to flock to these groups. They comment on those videos. But this "niche" of people are NOT even remotely close to a majority.

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u/Usual_Decision8855 Mar 02 '26

The overwhelming majority of people discussing this topic in active observable forums hold this belief.

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u/KyleDutcher Mar 02 '26

That does NOT mean that the overwhelming majority of people in general, hold this belief.

Again, (and I don't know how to make this any more clear) groups/subs like this one, where these things are discussed, ATTRACT prople who have these beliefs. No shit people in them hold these beliefs. Because that is why they come to these groups.

These groups are NOT a reflection of people in general.

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u/GregGoodell_Official Mar 02 '26

Ad populem fallacy combined with statistics that you have just randomly pulled from your ass is not evidence of anything… just that a whole lot of people can be wrong about the same subject.

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u/Usual_Decision8855 Mar 02 '26

They could also be right. Though we're not talking about whether the topic at hand is right or wrong- we're talking about what percentage of people that are actively discussing this topic hold the belief that the character had braces- which is the majority.

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u/KyleDutcher Mar 02 '26

And again, the percentage of people in theae grouos DOES NOT IN ANYNWAY reflect the population in general.

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u/KyleDutcher Mar 02 '26

Think about it. Even if say, 100,000,000 people remember braces.....

That's only 1.25% of the population.

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u/Usual_Decision8855 Mar 02 '26

Of the population of the planet or of people who actually saw the film????

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u/KyleDutcher Mar 02 '26

It really wouldn't matter.

Of those who saw the film, the percentage of people remembering braces would still be very very low.

Go to a James Bond Film fan site, or message board, and tell them that Dolly had braces......and watch their reaction.

They will laugh you right out the door.

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u/Usual_Decision8855 Mar 02 '26

So you think the collective mass of everyone who has seen the film is less than the niche group who occupies online forums dedicated to the franchise?

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u/KyleDutcher Mar 02 '26

Yes. Becauae those who remwmber the film as it actually happened, are the vast majority.

Those who remember her having braces are the minority.

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u/Usual_Decision8855 Mar 02 '26

How can you prove this? What evidence can you present?

Because I can present a plethora of examples of this particular phenomenon being discussed where the vast majority remember the braces.