<?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, 03 May 2026 22:45:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/rationalism/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[THE 2H of RELATIONSHIP (DATING&COURTSHIP)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Very few people get to know that relationship-dating and courting-for a future partner goes far beyond “I love him/her” and “He/She loves me too”. Love they say is all that matters…I do not dispute that.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@cts-tony/the-2h-of-relationship-datingandcourtship</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@cts-tony/the-2h-of-relationship-datingandcourtship</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cts-tony]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:24:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3ba2VJAE1ZhN2oVhekeqoshg9DUnSyUd2Cnt4YtUMpZp3rSqPUeRerfuMRaXhhFNfUVHtWCYqmfUbbwNEwf7uq5C5vueoh5pAbwMz8oNwvTNQt2GjrLVPmKFeaWeLxN7PHXv3kY9SP6Loyqyeryen?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2H of Relationships (Dating&Courting)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Very few people get to know that relationship-dating and courting-for a future partner goes far beyond “I love him/her” and “He/She loves me too”. Love they say is all that matters…I do not dispute that.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/relationship/@cts-tony/the-2h-of-relationships-datingandcourting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/relationship/@cts-tony/the-2h-of-relationships-datingandcourting</guid><category><![CDATA[relationship]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cts-tony]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:04:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3ba2VJAE1ZhN2oVhekeqoshg9DUnSyUd2Cnt4YtUMpZp3rSqPUeRerfuMRaXhhFNfUVHtWCYqmfUbbwNEwf7uq5C5vueoh5pAbwMz8oNwvTNQt2GjrLVPmKFeaWeLxN7PHXv3kY9SP6Loyqyeryen?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DELETED]]></title><description><![CDATA[DELETED]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196387/@santiago-yocoy/el-impulso-a-la-ciencia-de-bacon-y-descartes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196387/@santiago-yocoy/el-impulso-a-la-ciencia-de-bacon-y-descartes</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[santiago-yocoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2022 15:30:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Trump Break Sam Harris?]]></title><description><![CDATA["Hunter Biden literally could have had the corpses of children in his basement—I would not have cared." — Sam Harris Sam Harris would rather vote for someone who has actually committed worse]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@thythinker/did-trump-break-sam-harris</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@thythinker/did-trump-break-sam-harris</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thythinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2022 15:52:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa5zNbRVVrXnjUH7HeFHWfeS6aA7zsdfAkfPP1f8iN71Zfo2qQPWzUrgecCsXgqH46gEDfMh5PTdYHauuQztaYxgB29FQ4VgZWUk9fvBY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gut feelings are rarely wrong. Especially when it comes to sensing danger.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago, I made 50 consecutive shots on the pool table -- and I haven't broken 40 since. It's a pleasant pastime, I find. Now, if you are striking the cue ball in the center rather than putting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pool/@nooses/gut-feelings-are-rarely-wrong-especially-when-it-comes-to-sensing-danger</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pool/@nooses/gut-feelings-are-rarely-wrong-especially-when-it-comes-to-sensing-danger</guid><category><![CDATA[pool]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nooses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2022 21:11:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCZ6odhod2CJFypWpyJED781xgxtWxzJAUiqD9kiBWi45rMgnAFXuv3DtZ3TJf3Kmj1PjWAzoqKp9bE2265zFAm1D4UGdtQB79CtFqQrtf233Mx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Social Norms of Religion vs. Science]]></title><description><![CDATA[The social norms practiced by religion were developed over millennia of cultural evolution—generations upon generations of trial and error, weeding out those social and cultural practices which did not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@thythinker/the-social-norms-of-religion-vs-science</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@thythinker/the-social-norms-of-religion-vs-science</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thythinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:00:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcm2hC8rA532FVPDqmxU9NLuYa6Gw9vATb9RvAu8sK1SG6qxdkfCZNgHye9D8vX8eX5jvkZ3aMVnNqzwUnNvZmCkPeJwYwp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Можлива причина постійного невдоволення собою]]></title><description><![CDATA[DOUBLE BIND – “подвійний посил”, положення, в якому за будь-який особистий вибір ти будеш почувати провину: зробиш — винуватий, не зробиш — теж винуватий. Обмеження ці виставляються вихованням, авторитетами]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ua/@todkrank/mozhliva-prichina-postijnogo-nevdovolennya-soboyu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ua/@todkrank/mozhliva-prichina-postijnogo-nevdovolennya-soboyu</guid><category><![CDATA[ua]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[todkrank]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:16:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VuzVLMF21dYEwEytnRm9s2m5KxzDfrij2DAmBbWd4bD8PVGoYQjJFK6At1L46qnXbxMtDq9TicaL3Lp9pn19JZYriGkUifnDp3W86ayrxmXtr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Makes a Christian Rationalist Cry]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don’t cry when my closest friend gets in a taxi, moving to another continent; but I do cry when reason in spirituality is threatened. You too might react with a tangle of concerns during ‘worship time’]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@siggiboy81/whatmakesachristianrationalistcry-b9andlmtw9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@siggiboy81/whatmakesachristianrationalistcry-b9andlmtw9</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[siggiboy81]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 07:53:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7DceLftyMt16niyDxJHDSM96zKo9uxQMDYzPgscHC6r7MruwUK2zhoB7aaGGfRqL3RTGMVS7fVSo7NNdgsNE2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If people are fundamentally non-rational]]></title><description><![CDATA[If people are fundamentally non-rational, then it is fundamentally rational to relate with them in a fundamentally non-rational manner. #FUELGOODTRIBE]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/relationships/@alphalim/if-people-are-fundamentally-non-rational</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/relationships/@alphalim/if-people-are-fundamentally-non-rational</guid><category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alphalim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:59:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philosophy 042]]></title><description><![CDATA[In fact it was the rejection of rationalism that gave birth to scientific inquiry #JohnGray]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rejection/@helices/philosophy-042</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rejection/@helices/philosophy-042</guid><category><![CDATA[rejection]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[helices]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2018 12:49:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doubt, Descartes, and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) (Bitgenstein's Table #4)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A full transcript of this episode (with pictures!) is available on Medium at: ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bitgenstein/30pquvvt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@bitgenstein/30pquvvt</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitgenstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2018 17:11:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8CaLvNeFMGZEswFSMc6gdWKuPt72YmzneDH5TQP5So64jqpRuzwoxpeYcunX?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the land of superstitions how does a Rationalist survives?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I would like to introduce myself as an Atheist, which is a by-product of my way of living- Rationalism. The fact that I don't believe in God is not unknown to many who have got acquainted with me over]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@sathyasankar/inthelandofsuperstitionshowdoesarationalistsurvives-1y29xgw06g</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@sathyasankar/inthelandofsuperstitionshowdoesarationalistsurvives-1y29xgw06g</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sathyasankar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 16:53:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgnRrABUsnkoueeTcMxufKqZ3XiqaPbCK6QntRjYwP5tGntszpHadJUWbKdziWh2NVMVzGLYitxsdMozMpvJtHokk4s39jqwyeNatQXYEJrLApN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to distinguish scientific theory from unscientific]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many people have heard of the Flying Spaghetti Monster - a religion that even has its own commandments. But not everyone knows why this monster is a religious theory, not a scientific one. Thanks for the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@vovochkin/how-to-distinguish-scientific-theory-from-unscientific</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@vovochkin/how-to-distinguish-scientific-theory-from-unscientific</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vovochkin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 06:56:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT4jS3U8r5tC8btBvMMCJeJ8zWcJedy1WPmscB2X2bXDRVmdwrh5hRr5Vz7PF9NUbYKz64KYGR5fsNvEftQVaMHhE59T6NUS8qvLrRT4z8kPvqwiE8UMhFU23SxD8wiE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Socialism?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Right now, the right-wing people are asking themselves, "Why socialism?". Socialism because it is necessary some protection for low and middle class, it is necessary not to eliminate classes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/socialism/@therationalist/why-socialism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/socialism/@therationalist/why-socialism</guid><category><![CDATA[socialism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[therationalist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 11:59:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UDm9YqeP2qX4sPLZ3FGrbr868TMvyX5RxNyt5LeRJSTaaP5a5E5M83weuDGgYgK8qYtWjhWfYWhGjf4Y2Wzo6Nb95QeoKb?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ideal Rationalist Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best political balance that I can ever imagine coming to exist is a blend of ideas that make sense between socialism, capitalism, and nationalism, in order to create a more approximate to perfection]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@therationalist/the-ideal-rationalist-party</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@therationalist/the-ideal-rationalist-party</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[therationalist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 03:36:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFmwdwgNdoFXTfxtZKJPRc5YFmtZpmjTohde7Y7nfFrqE9m9MJDG4czRz3JCZFvkfCPMsYxskRRWbywr7fN9yYmzvXA2PFiRWW3c3SzDQA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The primary ways of obtaining philosophical knowledge is through the method of rationalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The primary ways of obtaining philosophical knowledge is through the method of rationalism Image Source The universe is a statement of the intrinsic levelheaded nature of the knowing subject. The measure]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophical-knowledge/@juvyjabian/the-primary-ways-of-obtaining-philosophical-knowledge-is-through-the-method-of-rationalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophical-knowledge/@juvyjabian/the-primary-ways-of-obtaining-philosophical-knowledge-is-through-the-method-of-rationalism</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophical-knowledge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[juvyjabian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 23:44:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE4Pv28m56LVTQYdfCKcC6kfg9KFhQ1SCTEqqh38X1zQPBiHsFfHUdE4mznq8b6LjW6edS4fs2JqntvMLTM93mS3Ya47rd48YcydDv1QEuHkeHS2QVURqDwJP6KyG76vNzv5fRhUq2XaZ7udAJuPXXAj2JGSDxBtz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Effective Altruism : An idea repository]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal Introduction I came to define myself as a non-standard Effective Altruist. I've always been interested in Effective Altruism, way before I've even heard of EA. When I was younger, I simply thought]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/effectivealtruism/@logologist/effective-altruism-some-misdirected-communication</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/effectivealtruism/@logologist/effective-altruism-some-misdirected-communication</guid><category><![CDATA[effectivealtruism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[logologist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2017 00:40:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epistemology vs Critical Thinking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Short vocabulary points : By epistemy, I refer to to the second meaning of epistemology in the wiktionary (ie, a particular theory of knowledge). Polysemy is bad and should be fixed when possible. By episteme,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@logologist/epistemology-vs-critical-thinking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@logologist/epistemology-vs-critical-thinking</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[logologist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 10:23:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is responsible for defining the legitimacy of an authority?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anarchism is a broad current. There have always been several movements. But for many, the common point is rationalism. We are rationalists. Like Bakunin, we believe that human freedom is not at the beginning]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@aymenkallel/who-is-responsible-for-defining-the-legitimacy-of-an-authority</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchism/@aymenkallel/who-is-responsible-for-defining-the-legitimacy-of-an-authority</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aymenkallel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 03:19:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thought Crimes I]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first question every person should ask themselves every day of their life is this: Are my beliefs my own, constructed from an objective view of reality, or are they a result of the ulterior motives]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ignorance/@dmooty/thought-crimes-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ignorance/@dmooty/thought-crimes-i</guid><category><![CDATA[ignorance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dmooty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2016 21:56:06 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>