TheESP – Ep. #322 – Russian warship is finally f–d

In other news, don’t leave a mark on your pyjamas

In Hungary they are busy preparing for the flat Earth awards and András will be one of many excellent speakers at SkeptiCal in California. Here in Europe you should still sign up for the European Skeptics Congress! This week sees the birthday of “the Iceman”, Wim Hof. Don’t fall for his pseudo-nonsense. Nonsense is also rampant in the Archdiocese in Cologne but Pope Frankie is saying ‘la-la-la’ and looking the other way. Then, of course we have the news:

• GERMANY: Radical covid antivaxxers planned to kidnap German health minister
• GERMANY: EU survey of attitudes towards vaccination
• UKRAINE: So, what happened to ‘the Moskva’?
• UK / ITALY: Guy doesn’t believe shroud of Turin is forged, willing to pay £1 million for proof
• INTERNATIONAL: Boiron sued by the Center for Inquiry

Danish so-called ‘politician’ Rasmus Paludan stirs up riots in Sweden by burning the Quran and for that he, as well as the rioters, are Really Wrong.

Enjoy!

Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; Pontus Pokes The Pope; News; Really Wrong; Quote And Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes;
 
0:00:27 INTRO

0:00:53 GREETINGS

• HUNGARY: Finalists of the Hungarian Flat Earth Award announced
  • Szkeptikus Társaság: https://szkeptikus.hu/922-nyilvanos-a-laposfoeld-dij-idei-doentoseinek-listaja
• EUROPEAN SKEPTICS: Sign up for the European Skeptics Congress!
  • ECSO: https://www.ecso.org/esc2022/
• SKEPTICAL: I’ll be speaking at SkeptiCal in July 2022
  • SkeptiCal Con: http://www.skepticalcon.com/speakers-2022

0:08:05 TWISH – THIS WEEK IN SKEPTICAL HISTORY

• 20 April 1959: Birthday of Wim Hof, the “Iceman”
  • Pepijn van Erp: https://www.pepijnvanerp.nl/2016/01/wim-hof-method/
  • Science Based Medicine: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/wim-hof-the-iceman/

0:16:19 PONTUS POKES THE POPE

• The Archdiocese on Cologne is a real mess and Frankie tries to ignore it
  • Deutsche Welle: https://www.dw.com/en/cologne-catholic-church-funds-paid-for-priests-gambling-debts/a-61495563

0:23:02 NEWS

• GERMANY: Radical covid antivaxxers planned to kidnap German health minister
  • the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/14/german-police-arrest-four-over-alleged-plot-to-kidnap-health-minister
• GERMANY: EU survey of attitudes towards vaccination
  • European Union: https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2692
• UKRAINE: So, what happened to ‘the Moskva’?
  • AP News: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-kyiv-black-sea-estonia-8ccaa918f813a844321187ed116ff091
  • the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/18/moskva-warship-need-answers-relatives-missing-crew-russia
• UK / ITALY: Guy doesn’t believe shroud of Turin is forged, willing to pay £1 million for proof
  • the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/17/the-1m-challenge-if-the-turin-shroud-is-a-forgery-show-how-it-was-done
• INTERNATIONAL: Boiron sued by the Center for Inquiry
  • Center for Inquiry: https://centerforinquiry.org/press_releases/homeopathy-manufacturer-boiron-sued-for-deceiving-consumers-with-junk-meds/

0:43:00 REALLY WRONG

• Really Wrong: Riots in Sweden. Danish idiot Rasmus Paludan keeps burning the Quran to provoke unrest. Rioters, of course, are also wrong.
  • Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/riots-erupt-swedens-orebro-ahead-right-wing-extremist-demonstration-2022-04-15/

0:47:49 QUOTE AND FAREWELL

“So knowing about the fallacies […] won’t stop your mistaking instances of these fallacies for the real thing. There is no substitute for putting in the mental effort and attention you need to guard against such mistakes.”
/ Marianne Talbot , Director of Studies in Philosophy, Oxford. Quote from “Critical Reasoning – A Romp through the Foothills of Logic for the Complete Beginner” /

0:49:31 OUTRO

0:50:46 OUT-TAKES

CHARITIES FOR UKRAINE

• Ukraine Humanitarian Fund
  • Ukraine Humanitarian Fund: https://crisisrelief.un.org/t/ukraine
• Razom For Ukraine
  • Razom For Ukraine: https://razomforukraine.humanitru.com/donate
• The Kyiv Independent
  • The Kyiv Independent : https://kyivindependent.com/
• UNICEF
  • UNICEF: https://www.unicef.org/emergencies/conflict-ukraine-pose-immediate-threat-children
• Migration Aid
  • Migration Aid: https://migrationaid.org/