<?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>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:52:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/deism/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Creator Said...    And God Said...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most people are not very aware of "Argument from Authority Fallacies", or "Appeal to Authority Fallacies". It is an easy path for someone to tell you something is true that you did]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@dwinblood/the-creator-said-and-god-said</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@dwinblood/the-creator-said-and-god-said</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-122315]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dwinblood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:18:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTamZtjiRVK9pxDgRdg2RtnXmG5dbeGuzK3WNfkBktwpfbg3Gsuttgx2iorzPeVAvBYdufGzGqUKMq5btdPFTNs2wn68omRsMhtNRgse2JvCzJYR7S5CWLPJdbxJBDq6dMRACJ3jVUuSoDnZ4mjfLJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you sometimes toss your best thoughts into the void of some obscure comment section?  I know I do.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deva Winblood 16 hours ago The term is Deism. Believing a God without needing revelation, or writings from other humans to tell you what you should think God is. Observe and use reason. REPLY I RECEIVED:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@dwinblood/do-you-sometimes-toss-your-best-thoughts-into-the-void-of-some-obscure-comment-section-i-know-i-do</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@dwinblood/do-you-sometimes-toss-your-best-thoughts-into-the-void-of-some-obscure-comment-section-i-know-i-do</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-122315]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dwinblood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 14:47:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4EugFb6eS3yRXdLtJKfWY49XKJtSPNXV8ygBnZLcP1HwBmyp7yjQkMahDJv68FswkYY5hgmXtFH4uxUSJznrZbGFmRrx4tSHZEnP3KtyY2hSQxb57U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Simulation Hypothesis, Religion, Deism, and Time... (Part 5) - Our Simulations]]></title><description><![CDATA[I began writing about the simulation hypothesis several days ago, and yesterday I touched upon some thoughts on a possible relationship to time in the simulation hypothesis. Today will be a mental exercise]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@dwinblood/the-simulation-hypothesis-religion-deism-and-time-part-5-our-simulations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@dwinblood/the-simulation-hypothesis-religion-deism-and-time-part-5-our-simulations</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dwinblood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:11:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4EugFb6eS3yRXdLtJLfsMEeT1AUmKnLytGK2vfQ2oF58HF1KVmLvK8J873EtRHfF4CBZjrRbW96DwNxBVx8RqnKRtE2zSuYB6KzSMDzRExrb43RkCW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Simulation Hypothesis, Religion, Deism, and Time... (Part 4) - Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a continuation of my series on the Simulation Hypothesis. Today I will be talking predominantly about time. I am going to also talk about different ways a simulation might occur (only some I have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@dwinblood/the-simulation-hypothesis-religion-deism-and-time-part-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@dwinblood/the-simulation-hypothesis-religion-deism-and-time-part-4</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dwinblood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2021 18:31:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4EugFb6eS3yRXdLtJKsCaCTRAThK4p6xLXPLhuqrg3ssrv1XT1deZsSULE8HgAWFHfhfW3RWyBydA3PLTgocKmnZx3nvgR9UtRf68Z3psBeia7HJSS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Simulation Hypothesis, Religion, Deism, and Time... (Part 3) - How can you tell?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the third part on my Simulation Hypothesis series. You can find Part 1, and Part 2 here. In this post I am going to explore the same question that eventually lead me to the conclusion that it was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@dwinblood/the-simulation-hypothesis-religion-deism-and-time-part-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@dwinblood/the-simulation-hypothesis-religion-deism-and-time-part-3</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dwinblood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2021 20:54:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4EugFb6eS3yRXdLtJKsCbP9W3bvKSUPfEmgXPwpmvmcxAXgZhzxBNxyTHMv7vrV76kgqCzwVjZ5tCyuJuj5tA9tZPt9HPM4XzygkzVY8o6bb1NXjXt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Simulation Hypothesis, Religion, Deism, and Time... (Part 2) - Could Deism be the Same?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday I began this series of posts. The first post was mainly targeted at my religious audience that may have concerns/misgivings about the simulation hypothesis in relation to their own religious]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@dwinblood/the-simulation-hypothesis-religion-deism-and-time-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@dwinblood/the-simulation-hypothesis-religion-deism-and-time-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dwinblood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2021 19:59:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4EugFb6eS3yRXdLtJLUhwRFwoKbxSE7ZwZJEb8aqpQZAcR8pjdk5N3kb2caXLrvmMruZyWzJNNq6427hhbH3TbKtw2PjEuGUjKBhKygH46LScBqoKU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Simulation Hypothesis, Religion, Deism, and Time... (Part 1) - It's no threat.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Years ago on steemit.com I explored the simulation hypothesis quite a bit. It started with fascination, and then a question. I pursued that question. By the end of my journey I had decided that I consider]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@dwinblood/the-simulation-hypothesis-religion-deism-and-time-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@dwinblood/the-simulation-hypothesis-religion-deism-and-time-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dwinblood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:07:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTamZtjiRVK9pxDgRdg2RtnXmG5dbeGuzK3WNfkBktwpfbg3Gsuttgx2iorzPgrGPGWH6Mg27uNKoCVTRG4AyCgjbvG4AD5xJHSNZeFB5E9SUgHD3ECuc56Fihm4qrZ95Yn1CiEmMBGKqt4k47kHgS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beliefs and Freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[The founding fathers of America were fleeing from a tyrannical king. The policy that the king operated with stated that 'the king is the highest authority' So in the kings mind however he determined to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/communism/@captaintj/beliefs-and-freedom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/communism/@captaintj/beliefs-and-freedom</guid><category><![CDATA[communism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[captaintj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2018 02:07:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQCovvLYhUwLa9oNVsgLwHkDoa4zC1jUHwAxo4FGoz9nw2aNH8UDY78f2MeGwSiezfcoHGXn8rA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are the boyscouts to blame.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently the boyscouts decided that girls should be allowed to become 'boy'scouts. So whose to blame for this debacle? It needs to be pointed out that this fiasco did not start yesterday, it has been a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemchurch/@captaintj/are-the-boyscouts-to-blame</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemchurch/@captaintj/are-the-boyscouts-to-blame</guid><category><![CDATA[steemchurch]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[captaintj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 21:29:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZz92yDHxzy4TJ7f7spHBf4D9aRaHbphm4rbD4Bt4jSRV2MowvYdwi1EYMuM1MQnL4NgS1cMFQi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the Third and Final Time, in True Canadian Fashion, I AM! (short Re-Re-Intro)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am a cisgendered married male with four children, three girls (16, 22 and 30) and one boy (20). I've reached the cusp of half a century, mildly scathed by the wheel of fortune. I am a Gemini with an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@eye-am-a-mason/for-the-third-and-final-time-in-true-canadian-fashion-i-am-short-re-re-intro</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@eye-am-a-mason/for-the-third-and-final-time-in-true-canadian-fashion-i-am-short-re-re-intro</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eye-am-a-mason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:34:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89qEEeorFKDJSZzdhXMGa2CFtYHWLRmBktq7Gzt2yVsNSwsbiHh9yNJRFZn8E658kYR5Z7AhiMDbL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deism and Freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[What does this antiquated religion have to do with freedom? - The real answer is, a lot. Many of the founding fathers of the United States were deists. Some ask why now? Or isn't it an old idea that has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@marcus.pulis/deism-and-freedom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@marcus.pulis/deism-and-freedom</guid><category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marcus.pulis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 17:49:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVTfJviBmChuLhZbTt9bUXUqEnutev7Tucs96Pho3BUXwqw2myNFtjqP37xj63x2T8aBHMvHGeYPuKG6Bjq6okd7h1CA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Introduction to illuminati! İllimunatiye Giriş!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction to illuminati! İllimunatiye Giriş! Konuya ilk önce ''İlluminati nedir?'' ondan başlayalım. Kelime anlamı olarak #Illuminati İtalyanca’da “aydınlanmışlar“ demektir. Dünya genelde “gizli örgüt”]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@emrekelesoglu/introduction-to-illuminati-illimunatiye-giris</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@emrekelesoglu/introduction-to-illuminati-illimunatiye-giris</guid><category><![CDATA[utopian-io]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emrekelesoglu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 14:23:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2YmdUFozvhwSFQrg1spuJUVee6evEnGSo6rewx2S5rTG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I met a deist]]></title><description><![CDATA[I met a deist with a story to tell, he didn’t believe in any religion, but he did believe in a god, a bad god, filled with rage or a dark sense of humor. Just like me he has depression, a crippling depression.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/atheism/@atheistcat/i-met-a-deist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/atheism/@atheistcat/i-met-a-deist</guid><category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atheistcat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 09:37:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[''İzm'' serisinde bu hafta: Deizm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bugün sizlerle ''izm'' serisinden Deizm kavramını inceleyeceğiz. Serinin ilk yazısında Hedonizm kavramından bahsetmiştik. İlk yazıyı kaçıranlar ''Izm'' serisi başlıyor: Hedonizm'' linkinden ulaşabilirler.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tr/@vitruvianman/izm-serisinde-bu-hafta-deizm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tr/@vitruvianman/izm-serisinde-bu-hafta-deizm</guid><category><![CDATA[tr]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vitruvianman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 09:56:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2YmdUFozvhwSFQrg1spuJUVee6evEnDMYgJXGs3wZqTc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deism: an alternative to Atheism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deism is the belief that the Creator of the universe is a physical and mathematical entity that put in place the laws of nature and does not intervene beyond that. This differs from atheism in that an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deism/@voice-of-apollo/deism-an-alternative-to-atheism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deism/@voice-of-apollo/deism-an-alternative-to-atheism</guid><category><![CDATA[deism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[voice-of-apollo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 20:07:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2SHDWdEzKNWxugBRHb3nvBLztk6EPrE4b3vXqNFjvLXKnmHqMBWeSsSV5YykqH1LYx1iwptGzwhujpdbLdt2pDqG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Introduction to Deism]]></title><description><![CDATA[I figured by now I should write about what I believe spiritually and religiously, since I've been outspoken politically. So, today I sit down to write about Deism. Deism Deism has a lot to offer anyone]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@maxvespia9/an-introduction-to-deism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@maxvespia9/an-introduction-to-deism</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maxvespia9]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2017 00:44:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa3zbyGGW5EG2n2FdDHgDYgMEAMw7HinfeghMG7u1mBnb7do3bi8m15oHCSAUEDBK1wVX6Grgy4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ultimate questions: What am I?  Why am I? Where can I go?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I try not to write about religion very often as it is a touchy subject for most people. I have been somewhat of an amateur religious scholar for the bulk of my life. It began when I experienced religious]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@dwinblood/the-ultimate-questions-what-am-i-why-am-i-where-can-i-go</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@dwinblood/the-ultimate-questions-what-am-i-why-am-i-where-can-i-go</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dwinblood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 22:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZtxg1qZtPJ7eJjEroUEgMEMaQiyyc2gtWQFMvpGC6pk9bpXCgGw2jFDYt6CcE51oemQxMguwFnVwL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Predestined For Suffering?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do the Abrahamic religions have to say about God’s nature and their respective notions of predestination and eternal punishment in Hell? How do these viewpoints compare and contrast with Deism’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deism/@brentruss/predestined-for-suffering</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deism/@brentruss/predestined-for-suffering</guid><category><![CDATA[deism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brentruss]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2017 22:20:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil response inspired by @gavvet post concerning science and Jesus Christ]]></title><description><![CDATA[@gavvet made a good post here. I found with a lengthy exchange with @positive on a completely different topic that some issues are just too deep to respond to with a reply. I did start such a reply on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@dwinblood/civil-response-inspired-by-gavvet-post-concerning-science-and-jesus-christ</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@dwinblood/civil-response-inspired-by-gavvet-post-concerning-science-and-jesus-christ</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dwinblood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2016 18:33:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWVV9WGZvTmDvEekCvqD5unDYhNYiHH6ekg2zuUAPrHp1pzcnWCjhZgrU4AiFqQgVZET65a79Tp3V5Y7hs7Z7etb9kicVtKLcvHLyQqrjPuf4Wj8S7Hzz2Xox8JDJdDGK6XHgi8sAYWNq8JAbznrYgW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>