<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:21:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Ever Westward: A narrative poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever Westward Under free and sapphire heaven, I was herding six or seven Herds of oxen through the wildland that my father claimed afore, And the icy wind of morning carried past a wingèd warning— Soaring]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/ever-westward-a-narrative-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/ever-westward-a-narrative-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 20:33:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNpsjpRmD4MFM8WxQmRScjTDPfKFEFBTAowsUcV7MmCU3fzL7dHYhEDbiuzJ4FsyWLi36oHL1o4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Retrospect: The making of a sort of bad short film; pt. 2: Production]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Amen. Production—the period when the movie is filmed—began without me. It was a weekend morning, and I was asleep. The script hadn't been finalised.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/in-retrospect-the-making-of-a-sort-of-bad-short-film-pt-2-production</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/in-retrospect-the-making-of-a-sort-of-bad-short-film-pt-2-production</guid><category><![CDATA[stories]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2019 23:40:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH81c275i7fGWpMUHWurvZjoJfzP8Ny4JWV6b8XJGecVpzSqRwHkSeMEBJbVuSFuhFtBP1HmHoxMndMHVua8ZyqkgvjDnGC5?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Retrospect: The making of a sort of bad short film; pt. 1: Pre-Production]]></title><description><![CDATA["Hey guys, you wanna make a short film?" "Yeah, sure, that sounds cool." And that's how we got into it. By the way, that movie poster you see—I made it for this post. We never had a]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/in-retrospect-the-making-of-a-sort-of-bad-short-film-pt-1-pre-production</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/in-retrospect-the-making-of-a-sort-of-bad-short-film-pt-1-pre-production</guid><category><![CDATA[stories]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2019 02:38:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH81c275i7fGWpMUHWurvZjoJfzP8Ny4JWV6b8XJGecVpzSqRwHkSeMEBJbVuSFuhFtBP1HmHoxMndMHVua8ZyqkgvjDnGC5?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chances of your vote making a difference vs chances of getting struck by lightning, and other things]]></title><description><![CDATA[On average, an American voter has a 1 in 60 million chance of his vote making a difference in a Presidential election. Chances are higher (about 1 in 10 million) in some states. Chances are probably higher]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/chances-of-your-vote-making-a-difference-vs-chances-of-getting-struck-by-lightning-and-other-things</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/chances-of-your-vote-making-a-difference-vs-chances-of-getting-struck-by-lightning-and-other-things</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 15:43:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPPKJd16kpXD6bjFDgsVryr6Y9hvQ18qkqo3o959gQyJcej8CFTaBz1xKc8jPk4ECzeDX53G1JM?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is this an entry in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy???]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was clicking the “random entry” button, going through pages, when I accidentally found this page: Snarks Why?]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/why-is-this-an-entry-in-the-stanford-encyclopedia-of-philosophy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/why-is-this-an-entry-in-the-stanford-encyclopedia-of-philosophy</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2018 16:36:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I finally understand the Modal Ontological Argument]]></title><description><![CDATA[I first thought it was amazing, then I thought it was bad, but now I’m convinced it’s valid, sound, and slightly question-begging, though far from useless. We can put the modal ontological argument something]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/i-finally-understand-the-modal-ontological-argument</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/i-finally-understand-the-modal-ontological-argument</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 02:06:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHghBTEE6NKFbwk2w8tuz2xH94sGcT1FaXnmtW3Hx15WyHmGCi1LdRYY1WxAnQXhNBdMA3oZk9gaSZ8i7jaszUHbDmcdAbdLqSVexUxMDeUvieZLPKEbXHp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Critique of “Universally Preferable Behaviour: A Rational Proof of Secular Ethics” by Stefan Molyneux]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stefan Molyneux, atheist and anarcho-capitalist (yet increasingly nationalist) host of Freedomain Radio, “the most popular philosophy show on the Internet,” wrote a book called Universally Preferable]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/a-critique-of-universally-preferable-behaviour-a-rational-proof-of-secular-ethics-by-stefan-molyneux</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/a-critique-of-universally-preferable-behaviour-a-rational-proof-of-secular-ethics-by-stefan-molyneux</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 16:34:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNtze9xHvT6xWCdz7q3QGD35ZKdaPpVrFksWkEcB3kXq22Y9tkeHd3pbvXK5JQ7dfbas7UwYrpLs3fVApXk3QN2nTKM7aafCZxWdqiQgoA7w4KVcgDo73ma2MchPnEtCvcKJzFFREoK4i7ebkLo1FAwxJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[God exists according to the second law of thermodynamics (ft. Pre-Socratics): an argument]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look around an you’ll see an ordered world. An ordered Universe. You’ll also see it tends towards disorder. Things fall apart. Stars die. Mind and external energy are required for the upkeep of things.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/god-exists-according-to-the-second-law-of-thermodynamics-ft-pre-socratics-an-argument</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/god-exists-according-to-the-second-law-of-thermodynamics-ft-pre-socratics-an-argument</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 15:36:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCgk2zcVCUHe5hf3g2ZF1cUWMV66tunCdPe3jSmmyCSQq9RzfyzeRhmQGMrKdFgibVuDx9qsXQf3e5FtHuuVtuitA4fPMzbmDEBFon3ago7exxcbonfoQNz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quick review: Evidence That Demands A Verdict (2017 ed) by Josh & Sean McDowell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good in general. The section on the martyrdom of the apostles is unique in a book like this, since it was Sean McDowell’s area of research for his PhD dissertation. I do have a few complaints, however.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/quick-review-evidence-that-demands-a-verdict-2017-ed-by-josh-and-sean-mcdowell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/quick-review-evidence-that-demands-a-verdict-2017-ed-by-josh-and-sean-mcdowell</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 15:55:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCjkh8hZfyKUnWpMXzZvtNoSGm3T5phHC6BKtC7j7CUo1wP274p1rToydEskEuJmC3qjJ74SDEgpWZ9nJvFRAL4ZPEVcqrX1ao8ttgpwskEpWq3qyruGvSJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debunking CosmicSkeptic’s “Some Questions for the Christian God”]]></title><description><![CDATA[I decided, for no particular reason, to do some debunking. Videos by CosmicSkeptic have popped up on my YouTube recommended a few times. From the thumbnails, he looked kind of condescending, so I figured]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/debunking-cosmicskeptic-s-some-questions-for-the-christian-god</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/debunking-cosmicskeptic-s-some-questions-for-the-christian-god</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 21:49:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Causal Law: My new modal theory of causation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just what is causation, and how does it work? In the classical world, causation was thought to be the result of one thing having some sort of causal power or energy. Later, it was thought that causation]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/causal-law-my-new-modal-theory-of-causation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/causal-law-my-new-modal-theory-of-causation</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 21:16:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdD6eLwDwaH8CAXJL7DEYApF34owuX8qk2Awud4S89MhV785WFLNAkSWeQu86D36xjRWpL1jXHHphKL8uVCqkGgUN35BRq2PZm4Pcf26CcaZXPaNH2FoC5Kk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The liar paradox solved!]]></title><description><![CDATA[In metaphysics, I’m what you call a realist. I don’t mean in the sense of realism vs antirealism, which is a question of the nature of truth and reality. I mean in the sense of realism vs nominalism. Realism]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/the-liar-paradox-solved</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/the-liar-paradox-solved</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 23:32:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eAm8pGw1sazgdnp13WT82H7uowR85rfLNge?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Removed)]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Removed)]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/quick-thoughts-on-epistemology</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/quick-thoughts-on-epistemology</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 01:26:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The true story of St. Patrick, the Baptist]]></title><description><![CDATA[As today’s is St. Patrick’s Day, I put together a few Baptist sources for the life of Patrick, Apostle to the Irish. Though he has been claimed as a Catholic missionary sent by the Pope, I do think the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/the-true-story-of-st-patrick-the-baptist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/the-true-story-of-st-patrick-the-baptist</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:34:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCrgFNkCKkeAGc9Wsw5WuM2xiSun7JjTSGHaQ4mNDgmnhfrXtSxPAzZcPACwtTev9VFvy3Tasux1UUyXdKfRVeiE2CQcRhNBiyi6ZjHUTsnuoUh9zqHZaiz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video: Argument from truth as knowledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remember that theistic argument I came up with a little while ago? I made it a video. It’s not much. It’s a slideshow. The audio isn’t good. Anyway, here you go:]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/video-argument-from-truth-as-knowledge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/video-argument-from-truth-as-knowledge</guid><category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 00:45:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e2HmY65N7HUjq17ThRtvSis23aiSiBCZUXY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Idiocy of Maclean’s Magazine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Take a look at this issue. Just look at it. Look, and think.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/the-idiocy-of-maclean-s-magazine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/the-idiocy-of-maclean-s-magazine</guid><category><![CDATA[canada]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 20:09:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdDAoTh3vPw8aZ6apYTrCsYae4GBA1TnM8KMj2HTXjS7Fv62nf4poYDqTUNf1371wK1nUWsS1YS3WR8Hygq3FipFgp9DP2bSktu5N82hGgpH4Mw5jiLUZtQv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good Christian anarchist book: Civil Government: […] by David Lipscomb]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Lipscomb Read or download the book here The contents of Civil Government: Its Origin, Mission and Destiny, and the Christian’s Relation to it were originally published as separate parts in the Gospel]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/a-good-christian-anarchist-book-civil-government-by-david-lipscomb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/a-good-christian-anarchist-book-civil-government-by-david-lipscomb</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 22:44:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTHmtnwRseGtywJ42xeueNd77FseRxJT6Es1ehFSjUqZAHoQZFiZP97Ap5EBkAuGoufozXjDAdMuzusTCdhcx7Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Critique of Molyneux’s *Against the Gods?*]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stefan Molyneux, well known anarcho-capitalist host of Freedomain Radio, is also an advocate of atheism. He’s the author of Against the Gods? A Concise Guide to Atheism and Agnosticism. I decided to write]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/a-critique-of-molyneux-s-against-the-gods</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/a-critique-of-molyneux-s-against-the-gods</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 23:42:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKae8Zaj594qUJafNyNSBw9svATPAkZ81S8YLqXWhbNJ7UNsSsgFzvjaQUyRqSHxBehFb2hUuzYL1zaZrkArN2AN42YRdy2gsvqgUqpxHfxAoZqocsicyzegG3GhCCQwvcVUBq5XEqnj4i77U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Descartes' First Argument for God]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was reading Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy. Here is his first argument for God: Effects have causes. The cause of a certain effect must contain the properties found in that effect, and must]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/descartes-first-argument-for-god</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/descartes-first-argument-for-god</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 23:49:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/RGguko3kKHkgew8MdacsEoLzHuQVoGEPJq3GYvbGDMHnmTdWMxxw8MzMMNSDQsNW7aHnQi2E3qBvw7TwJL4YnSdU5mi7vZdoGHsdoSL49WxwvXjVbJ8VNUMBNJLwtHU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Philosophy Show Ep.1: Liar Paradox; Free Will, Determinism, & Compatibilism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Philosophy Show with Ben & Thomas, Episode 1 Ben & Thomas try to solve the Liar Paradox (e.g. "This sentence is false,"), then discuss views on free will, including compatibilism]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/52lsps7n</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@benlabelle/52lsps7n</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[benlabelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 01:15:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMCmgedkLH7yN8hAAUPKsDPdw3VmvCm4zS39W38xWEbvqnthPuUjZSwXmBULyb?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>