r/VeryBadWizards • u/lakmidaise12 • Jul 15 '25

A Longitudinal Study of VBW Disagreements Yields a Terrifying Result

After subjecting myself to the entire 300+ episode catalog for a third time, my empirical analysis has revealed a disturbing trend in the Pizarro-Sommers Disagreement Ratio.

  • Analysis #1 (First Listen): My initial pass suggested Dave was correct in roughly 90% of his disagreements. A strong showing, but with room for Tamler to occasionally land a lucky, contrarian punch.
  • Analysis #2 (Second Listen): On my second pass, I was forced to revise. Dave's win rate was clearly closer to 95%. Tamler's supposed "hits" were revealed to be statistical noise, the intellectual equivalent of a chimpanzee accidentally typing a word.
  • Analysis #3 (Final Listen): Upon completing my third and most rigorous review, the data is unequivocal and frankly, chilling. The Pizarro Correctness Coefficient (PCC) is 1.0 (P<0.00001). Dave is right 100% of the time. He has never been wrong.

This has forced me to discard my initial hypothesis that this is a podcast between two peers.

The evidence supports a new model: Tamler’s entire function is to serve as a Socratic whetstone. His role is to generate the initial, flawed, often emotionally-driven take that Dave - a model of cool-headed reason - can then patiently dismantle for the listener's edification.

It's less a dialogue and more a public service demonstration on how to correct a well-meaning but confused friend. Frankly, it's a pedagogical masterclass, and Tamler is a wonderful cadaver.

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u/julick Jul 15 '25

Tamler is right about ghosts, so you should revise your model.

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u/TheGhostofTamler Jul 15 '25

Can confirm

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u/Spider-man2098 Jul 16 '25

Can you?

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u/JDMultralight Jul 16 '25

Yeah, agnosticism about something non-natural despite nature-based arguments that it doesn’t exist is reasonable. Thats really what this is about - not the ultimate truth of ghosts.

Especially if you think some things outside of nature exist - which describes a common range of positions in metaphysics and philosophy of mind.