<?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>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:27:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/deepthink/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Case files of the Lord Inquisitor, part 6]]></title><description><![CDATA[]( In a not so distant future, in examination room D-2931, within the bowels of the Inquisition for Community Errors, New Collective Union: Prisoner T329: How long, lord inquisitor, do you think your New]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/case-files-of-the-lord-inquisitor-part-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/case-files-of-the-lord-inquisitor-part-6</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soo.chong163]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2020 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2HeX3Zi2vTf1hdhmtdH8CsMFrxqYN22FQrNjqVL6PLmWtQZco72vz9R7fRFRjjqjEp2g6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case files of the Lord Inquisitor, part 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[]( In a not so distant future, in examination room D-2931, within the bowels of the Inquisition for Community Errors, New Collective Union: Prisoner T329: What sort of people tortures women and children?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/case-files-of-the-lord-inquisitor-part-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/case-files-of-the-lord-inquisitor-part-5</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soo.chong163]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 15:27:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2HeX3Zi2vTf1hdhmtdH8CsMFrxqYN22FQrNjqVL6PLmWtQZco72vz9R7fRFRjjqjEp2g6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case files of the Lord Inquisitor, part 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a not so distant future, in examination room D-2931, within the bowels of the Inquisition for Community Errors, New Collective Union: Prisoner T329: What new and wonderful “lessons” do you have for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/case-files-of-the-lord-inquisitor-part-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/case-files-of-the-lord-inquisitor-part-4</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soo.chong163]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2020 13:45:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2HeX3Zi2vTf1hdhmtdH8CsMFrxqYN22FQrNjqVL6PLmWtQZco72vz9R7fRFRjjqjEp2g6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case files of the Lord Inquisitor, part 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a not so distant future, in examination room D-2931, within the bowels of the Inquisition for Community Errors, New Collective Union: Prisoner T329: What is the point of all this? Why not just hand]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/case-files-of-the-lord-inquisitor-part-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/case-files-of-the-lord-inquisitor-part-3</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soo.chong163]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2020 14:18:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2HeX3Zi2vTf1hdhmtdH8CsMFrxqYN22FQrNjqVL6PLmWtQZco72vz9R7fRFRjjqjEp2g6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case files of the Lord Inquisitor, part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a not so distant future, in examination room D-2931, within the bowels of the Inquisition for Community Errors, New Collective Union: Prisoner T329: Returned for your daily dose of torture? Inquisitor]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/case-files-of-the-lord-inquisitor-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/case-files-of-the-lord-inquisitor-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soo.chong163]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2020 14:23:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2HeX3Zi2vTf1hdhmtdH8CsMFrxqYN22FQrNjqVL6PLmWtQZco72vz9R7fRFRjjqjEp2g6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case files of the Lord Inquisitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a not so distant future, in examination room D-2931, within the bowels of the Inquisition for Community Errors, New Collective Union: Prisoner T329: What time is it? Inquisitor 3204: What time do you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/case-files-of-the-lord-inquisitor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/case-files-of-the-lord-inquisitor</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soo.chong163]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2020 14:44:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2HeX3Zi2vTf1hdhmtdH8CsMFrxqYN22FQrNjqVL6PLmWtQZco72vz9R7fRFRjjqjEp2g6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Towards a new paradigm]]></title><description><![CDATA[(‘Muricans protesting for their freedom to die and spread illness.) The lack of competent US governance continues to devolve its society into chaos. Now, the tenants of multifamily and single family rental]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/towards-a-new-paradigm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/towards-a-new-paradigm</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soo.chong163]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 14:30:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2k7TU6R7D8hFGyjkSsQhgsENDTXpp1LeQGLaYouPqADyGnumT7VxK3kvvS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pursuit of happiness]]></title><description><![CDATA[(When inmates take over the asylum.) The farce that is US government continues, this time in Michigan where armed thugs stormed the statehouse, whining about the quarantine order designed to protect their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/pursuit-of-happiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/pursuit-of-happiness</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soo.chong163]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 14:43:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6KincH1mMRDEjwXLYTBKEGUS8aFmCi2UUWskGKW2BPvKkWth1p4xWEk5JGffkTuXWr7iPpcFPoT7hKZYJuiyrcMgb92f3cZBVbT4YTh4ppWCL58thUcLopKd3bauyanAWbB6EE3JAQBQE5o1LS9CJyCCPYn8651jiJR1vER1B2VN84bwBzBKm8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy of the US?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Recapture of Anqing during the Taiping War) In a fanciful twist in the ongoing farce that is the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government of the US has decided to not provide economic assistance towards]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@soo.chong163/bankruptcy-of-the-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@soo.chong163/bankruptcy-of-the-us</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soo.chong163]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 13:49:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi7V5gZHA8jzYeU9SHLF5XwMAbgggqq2Pugd1zk73q2jrt36d7fjx98LMtxCEBPbmiaoUi1HnnthfitLKDPMCQLe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capitalism's dead end]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the specter of famine looms over the horizon, the Western societies, drowning in false freedom, have begun its inevitable decline from the inherent absurdity of its humanist principles. The purported]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/capitalism-s-dead-end</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@soo.chong163/capitalism-s-dead-end</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soo.chong163]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:23:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2k7TU6R7D8hFGyjkSsQhgsENDTXpoxdcHMAwNCTQKGCXBt5maUU5xKgNV4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHY ARE WE HERE?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Credit Many people have argued that we are created for a purpose. Created because it is believed and backed by Holy Books that a Supreme Being created human beings in His own image. By image, we (philosophers)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@smyle/why-are-we-here-46da07a6b0e8b</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@smyle/why-are-we-here-46da07a6b0e8b</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smyle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 13:28:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN5QxQwd2uzvcw4L367Y2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memoirs of a fallen Sith - Epilogue]]></title><description><![CDATA[(That's Ping in the corner) Image Credit: By Steve Lee from England - IMG_0774, CC BY-SA 2.0, Han, Reign of Gaozu year 1, Outskirts of Luoyang, Cemetery “Good evening, sage of Tao. Contemplating mortality]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@soo.chong163/memoirs-of-a-fallen-sith-epilogue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@soo.chong163/memoirs-of-a-fallen-sith-epilogue</guid><category><![CDATA[deepthink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soo.chong163]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2018 02:38:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHefEWHhTbEtGGxz4b33YjgLeo5zQQykxkgT7AV5v8Hv6fL8shM2XvVesrSpbGgixi5ReErvGtZwsTU23QUAcmGF8a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IF NO ONE OBSERVES AN EVENT, DID IT HAPPEN?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Credit Events are things that happened, happening and those that are already planned (and some by accident) to happen in the nearest future. What makes an event 'event' is the fact that it is recorded]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@smyle/if-no-one-observes-an-event-did-it-happen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@smyle/if-no-one-observes-an-event-did-it-happen</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smyle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 18:16:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3auKdN6FdQE37gCukyuk9FQPbbRRME7NCx5oR1ne1ZgPg7eRFuRaZY94U4gv5c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IF EVERY CELL IN MY BODY GETS REPLACED OVER 7 YEARS, WILL I STILL BE ME IN 7 YEARS TIME?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Credit The title above looks scientific but i'm going to argue from a philosophical standpoint by asking us some questions. I have tried to ask myself what makes me 'me' even after going through series]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@eurogee/if-every-cell-in-my-body-gets-replaced-over-7-years-will-i-still-be-me-in-7-years-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@eurogee/if-every-cell-in-my-body-gets-replaced-over-7-years-will-i-still-be-me-in-7-years-time</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eurogee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 21:17:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/CQdwDW6BZfWYLU3Zs8BoRQaEjgvnUGs6VSocaVfxk8Vv3T6EcRX1psUNTnrRr7x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memoirs of a fallen Sith - Perils of centralization]]></title><description><![CDATA[A system that is one death away from chaos Image Credit: Pixabay Han, Reign of Gaozu year 1, Luoyang, Imperial Palace “Yet, his reign lasted less than two years. How did he lose power so . . . efficiently?”]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@soo.chong163/memoirs-of-a-fallen-sith-perils-of-centralization</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@soo.chong163/memoirs-of-a-fallen-sith-perils-of-centralization</guid><category><![CDATA[deepthink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soo.chong163]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 04:39:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/eAyTuXc4toTaitk7PgSH7PAQnKkbzsqHyjNaZtkGF8d7WVJitL5MJn2sdB6vCMEJNKZUai19FX4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memoirs of a fallen Sith - Matter over forms]]></title><description><![CDATA[(The more things change, the more they stay the same.) Image Credit: Han, Reign of Gaozu year 1, Luoyang, Imperial Palace “Right . . . in any case, why did Fusu accept the imperial execution decree without]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@soo.chong163/memoirs-of-a-fallen-sith-matter-over-forms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@soo.chong163/memoirs-of-a-fallen-sith-matter-over-forms</guid><category><![CDATA[deepthink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soo.chong163]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 03:06:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2Qhhdda6Qnbf3tnCvdyBTsBNJTUiYqy3g59fPa6Wi2yVWqyuXfWtScnm3Fe3sxxbcRq8n5BL4e3G85JofyMG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memoirs of a fallen Sith - Narrative triumph over truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[(An illustration of sociopolitical reality) Image Credit: Han, Reign of Gaozu year 1, Luoyang, Imperial Palace “I need more wine. Why was Fusu exiled to the Ordos Loop?” “. . . exile . . .?” “Yes, Fusu]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@soo.chong163/memoirs-of-a-fallen-sith-narrative-triumph-over-truth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@soo.chong163/memoirs-of-a-fallen-sith-narrative-triumph-over-truth</guid><category><![CDATA[deepthink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soo.chong163]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 01:52:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdoHT1iWq45U1E6phmc7poczsgNYHhUzkDpR3crP5VY8dS7V8ZFXgyx77mg5Av?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memoirs of a fallen Sith - Wages of Idealism]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Idealism in action) Image Credit: Han, Reign of Gaozu year 1, Luoyang, Imperial Palace “There is the matter of the Xiongnu.” “Yes. How can this threat be managed?” “We must first clearly define the threat]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@soo.chong163/memoirs-of-a-fallen-sith-wages-of-idealism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@soo.chong163/memoirs-of-a-fallen-sith-wages-of-idealism</guid><category><![CDATA[deepthink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soo.chong163]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 02:06:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2Qhhdda6Qnbf3tnCvdyBTsBNJTUibVN25EFa8xgLbgjjk5wRvsgW9ePYzq4L8qnSwEfGwCFtfiNWjYAn3Uzr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memoirs of a fallen Sith - Empire of Fools]]></title><description><![CDATA[(King of the Hill circa 200BC, Han dynasty) Image Credit: Han, Reign of Gaozu year 1, Luoyang, Imperial Palace “And how do we utilize these broken men?” “Prolonged stability in a society has the inevitable]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@soo.chong163/memoirs-of-a-fallen-sith-empire-of-fools</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@soo.chong163/memoirs-of-a-fallen-sith-empire-of-fools</guid><category><![CDATA[deepthink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soo.chong163]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 04:35:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2Qhhdda6Qnbf3tnCvdyBTsBNJTUibVN25EKVJJVZwZmHD4VRYAaXckPK8Ya8c1CjUfcQ47XhXEMVGEd5M758?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memoirs of a fallen Sith - Chains that bind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Credit: Pixabay (no attribution required) Proper care and education for our children remains a cornerstone of our entire colonization effort. Children not only shape our future; they determine in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@soo.chong163/memoirs-of-a-fallen-sith-chains-that-bind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@soo.chong163/memoirs-of-a-fallen-sith-chains-that-bind</guid><category><![CDATA[deepthink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soo.chong163]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 02:57:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/eAyTuXc4toTaitk7PgSH7PAQnKkdCfhgmbf5oHqyGsLiAiocMrHFA2teaU7kC5Tn6jiMnNxqqiE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>