<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:48:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@grimsical/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Badass and Wussy Philosophy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many eons ago, I stumbled upon this now defunct and probably inaccessible UNC article ( about the differences between badass and wussy philosophical/ theological positions. This article proposes three]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@grimsical/badass-and-wussy-philosophy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@grimsical/badass-and-wussy-philosophy</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grimsical]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 18:23:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgUjt8sPjVXZLpayxy7MJBRiqHEmWeWZiUKvkuXtkt2hg8a83JA7HVau5GhMYH3bCnVk4WGi1p7ZpaJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlas Shreked: If Ayn Rand Wrote Shrek]]></title><description><![CDATA["Congratulations, Ogre!" Lord Farquaad announced with the slimy arrogance typical of someone who works in government, "You've won the honor of embarking on a most noble quest!" "A]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@grimsical/atlas-shreked-if-ayn-rand-wrote-shrek</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@grimsical/atlas-shreked-if-ayn-rand-wrote-shrek</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grimsical]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 02:13:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu2XGQwzEQYRoDCQikA5GPmiEyqrizz3gdLXSSkQL2YsTuPnuP3Dbnt4QXT8NkxbZyNXjrEEhmjCkW8mNkeNC2bg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Religion Is Stupid Because It Isn't Scientific '" And Other Dead Memes]]></title><description><![CDATA[-From Gather 'round, ye children and listen to my tale! Tis a tale of a horrible philosophy that died a well-deserved death at the hands of a rascally rogue named Willard Van Ormond Quine. We philosophers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@grimsical/religion-is-stupid-because-it-isn-t-scientific-and-other-dead-memes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@grimsical/religion-is-stupid-because-it-isn-t-scientific-and-other-dead-memes</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grimsical]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 03:48:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwnAGWhieCk1v6S8zeb7AeJbABiCxhkv16DvREBYWVoZ7kBCWGSVEFVEKYwFNQaFAUHu5uNPVTv8XL6YpKzRhJFEiDuTAoEhWc9VmnxGTu7nUfQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grim Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greeting and salutations. I go by the designation Grimsical, because, I am both grim and whimsical. Like a circus where all the clowns have cancer, I do everything I can to make people laugh and then feel]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/imbadatmakingtags/@grimsical/grim-introduction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/imbadatmakingtags/@grimsical/grim-introduction</guid><category><![CDATA[imbadatmakingtags]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[grimsical]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:06:09 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>