Post No. 096/097: The Problem With Cheating

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The Problem With Cheating

The problem with cheating in physics is that you are producing "anti-life," because you are literally cheating in a void.

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

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My Writing About What You Can, And Cannot, Have: You cannot have what you do not create. Therefore, you can only have what you do create. –Paul Whiting (written November 29th, 2011 and revised September 1st, 2022)

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My Writing About The Policy Of Honesty In The Kingdom Of God: In the Kingdom of God, honesty is not only the Best Policy, honesty is the Only Policy. –Paul Whiting (written September 29th, 2012 and revised September 12th, 2023)

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My Writing About The Problem With Cheaters: The problem with cheaters is that they desire to be successful, but with little effort on their part or, even, with no effort on their part. Therefore, the problem with cheaters is that they desire to achieve success—with their endeavors in life—but without having to assume risk, without having to be hard working and honest, and without having to learn from their mistakes in order to do better in the future. In other words, achieving success is attained by the process of assuming risk, by the process of being hard working and honest, and by the process of learning from mistakes in order to do better in the future, which cannot be accomplished by cheating. –Paul Whiting (written October 28th, 2014, revised April 23rd, 2022, revised April 24th, 2022 and revised September 1st, 2022)

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My Writing About There Being No Excuse For Cheating: There is no excuse for cheating in physics—and there never has been. –Paul Whiting (written March 13th, 2015 and revised September 1st, 2022)

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My Writing About How Cheaters Are Afraid Of Their Own Vulnerability: Cheaters are afraid of their own vulnerability, which is why they won't assume risk, and that's why they cheat! –Paul Whiting (written March 27th, 2015 and revised September 1st, 2022)

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My Writing About The Problem With Cheating: The problem with cheating in physics is that you are producing "anti-life," because you are literally cheating in a void. –Paul Whiting (written April 16th, 2015, revised October 14th, 2021 and revised September 1st, 2022)

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My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this prose can be summed up with the following statement: "The problem with cheating in physics is that you are producing 'anti-life,' because you are literally cheating in a void."

And this prose was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this prose applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This prose was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

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This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 096/097 was edited on September 12th, 2023.

By the way, the reason that this post has such an odd numbering system is because I published this post, "The Problem With Cheating," and a related post, "The Problem With Blaming," on the same day and at the same time! And, for some reason, the order in which these two posts appear on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blog keeps alternating back and forth—I am assuming since they were both published within the same minute on the same day—so that is why I gave both of these posts an alternated numbering system.

"Prose is using all of the words that are necessary in order to describe all that is necessary to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 097/096: The Problem With Blaming

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The Problem With Blaming

The problem with blaming in physics is that you are producing "anti-life," because you are literally blaming in a void.

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

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My Writing About A Blame-Free Life: My goal is to create a blame-free life for myself and for everyone else around me! –Paul Whiting (written January 2nd, 2012 and revised September 1st, 2022)

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My Writing About Being A Recovering Blame-A-Holic: Sometimes, I truly feel like I am a recovering "Blame-A-Holic," so to speak, because I honestly feel that I need to keep a constant watch over my negative thoughts in order to not start placing blame upon others whenever I get stressed out! It is practically a full-time job, but I always try to "pull back" blaming thoughts, in my own mind, whenever I have them. And, then, I also try to re-think those negative, blaming thoughts in a positive, responsible way! For, I truly do believe that even simply thinking negative thoughts creates Negative Karma. –Paul Whiting (written May 1st, 2012 and revised September 1st, 2022)

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My Writing About The Disease Of Blame: Blame is a disease of the soul. –Paul Whiting (written October 21st, 2014 and revised September 1st, 2022)

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My Writing About The Problem With Blamers: The problem with blamers is that they do not desire to take responsibility and they do not desire to be held accountable. –Paul Whiting (written March 18th, 2015 revised April 24th, 2022 and revised September 1st, 2022)

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My Writing About Who Blamers Wish To Hold Accountable: Blamers wish to hold everybody else, but themselves, accountable! –Paul Whiting (written March 19th, 2015 and revised September 1st, 2022)

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My One And Only Joke About Blame: I'm addicted to blame and it's all your fault! LOL –Paul Whiting (written April 4th, 2015 revised October 17th, 2015, revised April 24, 2022 and revised September 1st, 2022)

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My Writing About The Problem With Blaming: The problem with blaming in physics is that you are producing "anti-life," because you are literally blaming in a void. –Paul Whiting (written April 16th, 2015 and revised September 1st, 2022)

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My Writing About Who Is To Blame For The Way That You Feel About Yourself: The proverbial "they" are not to blame for the way that you feel about yourself; you are to blame for the way that you feel about yourself! Therefore, do not blame the proverbial "them" for how you feel: instead, figure out what is wrong with you (that is, what are your fears, your insecurities, your mistakes, your flaws, your wrongs, your misgivings, etc.), as a part of the larger process of changing yourself in order for you to do better in the future—and to stop blaming everyone else for how you feel about yourself. –Paul Whiting (written May 20th, 2016, revised September 18th, 2021, revised April 24th, 2022, revised April 25th, 2022 and revised September 1st, 2022)

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My Writing About Who You Are Really Blaming In This Lifetime: When you are blaming others for your thoughts, feelings and actions, you are really blaming yourself in other lifetimes for the way that you feel about yourself in this lifetime. –Paul Whiting (written April 25th, 2022 and revised September 1st, 2022)

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My Writing About Every Soul Who Has Ever Wronged You, Version No. 1: Every soul who has ever wronged you in any way in this lifetime could have only been you in another lifetime. –Paul Whiting (written August 19th, 2023 and revised August 20th, 2023)

My Writing About Every Soul Who Has Ever Wronged You, Version No. 2: Every soul who has ever wronged you in this lifetime in any way could have only been you in another lifetime. –Paul Whiting (written August 19th, 2023 and revised August 20th, 2023)

My Writing About Every Soul Who Has Ever Wronged You, Version No. 3: Every soul who has ever wronged you in any way could have only been you in every way. –Paul Whiting (written August 19th, 2023 and revised August 20th, 2023)

My Writing About Every Soul Who Has Ever Wronged You, Version No. 4: Every soul who has ever wronged you in this lifetime in any way could have only been you in another lifetime in every way. –Paul Whiting (written August 19th, 2023 and revised August 20th, 2023)

My Writing About Every Soul Who Has Ever Wronged You, Version No. 5: Every soul who has ever wronged you in any way in this lifetime could have only been you in every way in another lifetime. –Paul Whiting (written August 19th, 2023 and revised August 20th, 2023)

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My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this prose can be summed up with the following statement: "The problem with blaming in physics is that you are producing 'anti-life,' because you are literally blaming in a void."

And this prose was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this prose applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This prose was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

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This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 097/096 was edited on May 11th, 2024.

By the way, the reason that this post has such an odd numbering system is because I published this post, "The Problem With Blaming," and a related post, "The Problem With Cheating," on the same day and at the same time! And, for some reason, the order in which these two posts appear on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blog keeps alternating back and forth—I am assuming since they were both published within the same minute on the same day—so that is why I gave both of these posts an alternated numbering system.

"Prose is using all of the words that are necessary in order to describe all that is necessary to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 095: No Soul Is Exempt From Physics

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No Soul Is Exempt From Physics

No Soul Is Exempt From
Physics—Not The First Soul,
Not The Latest Soul; Which Means
That Literally Every Soul Must Evolve Out
Of—Or, Engineer Their Way Out Of—Nothing.

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

My Writing About You Engineering Physics: You have been engineering physics ever since you were born inside of physics. –Paul Whiting (written August 10th, 2014 and revised September 2nd, 2022)

My Writing About Physics Being A Theater: Physics is a computerized therapeutic theater! –Paul Whiting (written August 22nd, 2014 and revised September 2nd, 2022)

My Writing About Physics As The Process Of Evolution: Physics is the process of evolution and it never ends. –Paul Whiting (written March 14th, 2015, revised September 2nd, 2022 and revised September 18th, 2022)

My Writing About Physics Being Engineered Everywhere You Go: You are engineering physics—literally everywhere you go—all the time! –Paul Whiting (written March 22nd, 2015 and revised September 2nd, 2022)

My Writing About Physics As The Evolution Of You: The process of physics is evolution—and it's the evolution of you! –Paul Whiting (written March 22nd, 2015, revised September 2nd, 2022 and revised September 18th, 2022)

My Writing About Physics Being A Self-Improvement Contest: Physics is not a popularity contest; it is really a self-improvement contest. –Paul Whiting (written March 27th, 2015, revised October 18th, 2021 and revised September 2nd, 2022)

My Writing About The Healing Process Of Physics Never Ending: The process in physics, of healing from being born as nothing, never ends. –Paul Whiting (written April 2nd, 2015 and revised September 2nd, 2022)

My Writing About Physics Being Agonizingly Difficult: Physics is agonizingly difficult for every soul—that is, until you engineer your way out of the difficulty. –Paul Whiting (written April 15th, 2015, revised October 17th, 2021 and revised September 2nd, 2022)

My Writing About No Soul Being Exempt From Physics: No soul is exempt from physics—not the first soul, not the latest soul. –Paul Whiting (written April 16th, 2015 and revised September 2nd, 2022)

My Writing About Physics Being A Process Of Healing Yourself Forever: Physics is healing yourself from being Literally Nothing, all the time, forever! –Paul Whiting (written June 7th, 2015 and revised September 2nd, 2022)

My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: No soul is exempt from physics—not the first soul, not the latest soul; which means that literally every soul must evolve out of—or, engineer their way out of—nothing.

And this poem was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 095 was edited on April 15th, 2024.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 094/093: The "IOUs Of Void Energy" Meaning Of Life!

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The "IOUs Of Void Energy"
Meaning Of Life!

"All Of Us Souls" are basically "IOUs Of Void Energy" (that is, "Individual Operating Units Of Void Energy"), which is why "We Are The Deities."

And "We, The Deities," (or, "All Of Us Souls That Exist In A Void") are meant to purposefully make calculated mistakes and, then, we are meant to correct those same mistakes...

...That way, "We, The Deities," or "All Of Us Souls," can test how a particular aspect of physics works by purposefully making calculated mistakes with regard to that particular aspect of physics and, then, we can correct those same mistakes...

...And that is how Karma works!

Plus, that is also how "We, The Deities," or "All Of Us Souls," can learn how to Self-Identify, so that we can experience how to transform "Our Deified Potential Energy As Literally Nothing"—which is Void Energy—from "The Possibility Of Only Nothing" into, quite literally, "Everything That Exists!"

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

My Writing About "God's Computer": I truly do believe that when "God Created The Heavens And The Earth" that what God actually created was a "Super Computer" in the form of God embodying—quite literally—as the entire Universe! And that is why I also believe that God is literally all around us—and that God is literally contained within all of us too—in the form of the entire Universe, which is what constitutes "God's Computer." Plus, I truly do believe that God is also Our Subconscious Self in the form of an Absolutely Perfect Mirror, who is continuously reflecting All Of Our Karma throughout All Of Our Lifetimes! And because God is Our Subconscious Self, that is how, and why, prayer works—since prayer is simply a form of direct communication with God! Thus, I truly do believe that we are all "Independent Operating Units" (or, "IOUs") contained within God's Computer—and that is why God is literally all around us! And that is also why God is literally contained within all of us! And that is also why "We Are All One With God!" –Paul Whiting (written May 26th, 2012, revised November 24th, 2015 and revised July 24th, 2022)

My Writing About "The Meaning Of Life For All Of Us Deities" (Or, "The Meaning Of Life For All Of Us 'IOUs Of Void Energy!'"), Version No. 1: "We, The Deities" are meant to purposefully make calculated mistakes and, then, we are meant to correct those same mistakes: in other words, that is how Karma works! That way, "We, The Deities" can test how a particular aspect of Quantum Mechanics works by purposefully making calculated mistakes with regard to that particular aspect—and, then, we can correct those same mistakes! And, therefore, that is also how "We, The Deities," or "All The Souls That Exist In A Void"—who are basically "IOUs Of Void Energy" (that is, "Individual Operating Units Of Void Energy")—can learn how to Self-Identify and experience how to transform Our Deified Potential In A Void from "The Mere Possibility of Something Happening" into, quite literally, "Everything That Exists!" –Paul Whiting (written December 1st, 2012, revised March 20th, 2015, revised April 14th, 2015, revised September 21st, 2015, revised August 24th, 2022, revised October 1st, 2022 and revised May 24th, 2023)

My Writing About "The Meaning Of Life For All Of Us Deities" (Or, "The Meaning Of Life For All Of Us 'IOUs Of Void Energy!'"), Version No. 2: "All Of Us Souls" are basically "IOUs Of Void Energy" (that is, "Individual Operating Units Of Void Energy"), which is why "We Are The Deities." And "We, The Deities," (or, "All Of Us Souls That Exist In A Void") are meant to purposefully make calculated mistakes and, then, we are meant to correct those same mistakes... ...That way, "We, The Deities," or "All Of Us Souls," can test how a particular aspect of physics works by purposefully making calculated mistakes with regard to that particular aspect of physics and, then, we can correct those same mistakes... ...And that is how Karma works! Plus, that is also how "We, The Deities," or "All Of Us Souls," can learn how to Self-Identify, so that we can experience how to transform "Our Deified Potential Energy As Literally Nothing"—which is Void Energy—from "The Possibility Of Only Nothing" into, quite literally, "Everything That Exists!" –Paul Whiting (written December 1st, 2012, revised March 20th, 2015, April 14th, 2015, revised September 21st, 2015, revised May 2nd 2022, revised August 24th, 2022 and revised May 24th, 2023)

My Writing About How Matter, Or Energy, Can Neither Be Created, Nor Destroyed, It Can Only Change Form: Everything in physics is energy conversion! In other words, physics is the inversion of Literally Nothing into opposing fields of energy. That means, Nothing can invert itself into Negative Energy (or, electronics), Positive Energy (or, protons), and Neutral Energy (or, neutrons), all of which is contained within Nothing that has been converted into Suction (or, vacuum). And the reason that Nothing can do all of these wonderful things is because Nothing has Self-Awareness (or, consciousness), which is Literally Light! Thus, that light is what God is—which is what we all are—and that is why it is said that matter, or energy, can neither be created, nor destroyed, it can only change form. –Paul Whiting (written January 26th, 2023 and revised January 27th, 2023)

My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this prose can be summed up with the following statement: I came across the quote above while I was editing "My Posting Sabbatical, Part 2" post, which was published on my "Small All White in the Forest" and "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blogs. And I thought that it would make a great post for my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blog, since I decided to publish some of "My Posting Sabbatical Writing" as blog posts!

Just so you know, I totally rewrote this prose, as I often do with my writing! And I changed how this prose was written when I republished it on my new "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog. So, I wanted to show you how this prose used to be written, before I rewrote it as above.

And it used to be written like this:

"We, The Deities," (or, "All the Souls that Exist in a Void") are meant to purposefully make calculated mistakes and, then, we are meant to correct those same mistakes!

In other words, that is part of how Karma works! That way, "We, The Deities" can test how a particular aspect of Quantum Mechanics works by purposefully making calculated mistakes with regard to that particular aspect of Quantum Mechanics and, then, we can correct those same mistakes!

And, therefore, that is also how "We, The Deities," or All of Us Souls, who are basically "IOUs of Void Energy" (that is, "Individual Operating Units of Void Energy") learn how to Self Identify and experience how to transform Our 'Deified Potential' in a Void from "The Mere Possibility of Something Happening" into, quite literally, "Everything That Exists!"

And, thus, I rewrote it to be written as it is above.

And this prose was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this prose applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This prose was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 094/093 was edited on May 5th, 2024.

By the way, the reason that this post has such an odd numbering system is because I published this post, 'The 'IOUs of Void Energy' Meaning Of Life," and the post before it, "The 'Caterpillar, Cocoon and Butterfly' Meaning Of Life" on the same day and at the same time! And, for some reason, the order in which these two posts appear on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blog keeps alternating back and forth—I am assuming since they were both published within the same minute on the same day—so that is why I gave both of these posts an alternated numbering system.

"Prose is using all of the words that are necessary in order to describe all that is necessary to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 093/094: The "Caterpillar, Cocoon and Butterfly" Meaning of Life!

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The "Caterpillar, Cocoon and
Butterfly" Meaning of Life!

I truly believe that—metaphorically speaking—we are all meant to start out as "The Caterpillar" by only consuming knowledge!

And then, we are all meant to 'go within,' so to speak, by creating "The Cocoon" in order to transform ourselves through our consumed knowledge!

And then, we are all meant to emerge as "The Butterfly" in order to share our transformed knowledge!

And, finally, each "Emerged Butterfly" is meant to encourage each "Consuming Caterpillar" to 'go within,' as well, in order to transform themselves and to become "The Butterfly" also!

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

My Writing About The "Caterpillar, Cocoon And Butterfly" Meaning Of Life: I truly believe that—metaphorically speaking—we are all meant to start out as "The Caterpillar" by only consuming knowledge! And then, we are all meant to 'go within,' so to speak, by creating "The Cocoon" in order to transform ourselves through our consumed knowledge! And then, we are all meant to emerge as "The Butterfly" in order to share our transformed knowledge! And, finally, each "Emerged Butterfly" is meant to encourage each "Consuming Caterpillar" to 'go within,' as well, in order to transform themselves and to become "The Butterfly" also! –Paul Whiting (written August 9th, 2012, revised June 1st, 2022 and revised October 1st, 2022)

My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this prose can be summed up with the following statement: I came across the quote above while I was editing "My Posting Sabbatical, Part 2" post, which was published on my "Small All White in the Forest" and "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blogs. And I thought that it would make a great post for my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blog, since I decided to publish some of "My Posting Sabbatical Writing" as blog posts!

Also, I spelled the word cocoon wrong when I published this post originally—since I thought that the spelling was "cacoon"—but, eventually, I corrected it.

And this prose was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this prose applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This prose was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 093/094 was edited on May 5th, 2024.

By the way, the reason that this post has such an odd numbering system is because I published this post, "The 'Caterpillar, Cocoon and Butterfly,' Meaning Of Life" and the post after it, "The 'IOUs of Void Energy' Meaning Of Life," on the same day and at the same time! And, for some reason, the order in which these two posts appear on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blog keeps alternating back and forth—I am assuming since they were both published within the same minute on the same day—so that is why I gave both of these posts an alternated numbering system.

"Prose is using all of the words that are necessary in order to describe all that is necessary to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 091/092: The Problem With Rapists

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WARNING: THIS POST HAS CONTENT THAT MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME READERS. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!

The Problem With Rapists
(Or, "Rape Is A Crime Just Like Murder")

The problem with rapists is that they desire to hurt others, in a way that is sexually gratifying for the rapist, because of the way that the rapists feel about themselves, which the rapists are projecting onto those whom they victimize.

Therefore, the problem with rapists is that they feel good about themselves, as rapists, because they are raping others whom the rapists think deserve to be raped, due to the way that the rapists feel about themselves, which the rapists are projecting onto those whom they rape.

And I feel that rape is such a serious violent crime that rapists deserve life in prison with mandatory court-ordered therapy in order to facilitate their recovery from all violent criminality.

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

My Writing About Prudes And Rape: I think that there is a really strong correlation between those who are "prudish" in their nature (which I also believe is basically the same situation as those who do not find themselves sexually attractive) and those who say it is "okay" to commit sexual assault! Additionally, I truly think that rapists buy into this horrible and ridiculous premise since they believe that God has some kind of "plan for rape" (as they will sometimes even say themselves) which translates to mean that they have every right in the world to commit sexual assault in order to "Cash In On God's Guarantee" that they get to have sex by force as a reward for having achieved "Being In God's Good Graces The Right Way!" And that is why I honestly think that rapists seriously believe that they are wholly deserving of being able to commit sexual assault. –Paul Whiting (written July 1st, 2012, revised April 14th, 2015, revised September 21st, 2015, revised April 20th, 2022, revised April 21st, 2022 and revised September 1st, 2022)

My Writing About "God's Plan For Rape": I truly believe that God's only "plan for rape" is to literally eradicate rape from all of existence! And I truly feel that it is "God's Plan" to end all rape through each and every soul expressing "Self-Love" instead. For, I honestly think that it is "God's Plan" to eliminate the actual need to commit sexual assault by way of each and every soul expressing "Self-Love," instead—rather than anyone ever forcing themselves upon others in an ungodly way. –Paul Whiting (written October 27th, 2012, revised April 14th, 2015, revised August 24th, 2022 and revised September 1st, 2022)

My Writing About Using Violence For Problem Solving: Violence DOES NOT SOLVE problems! Violence ONLY CREATES problems! –Paul Whiting (written July 12th, 2014 and revised September 1st, 2022)

My Writing About How Rapists Project The Way That They Feel About Themselves Onto Their Victims: The problem with rapists is that they feel good about themselves, as rapists, because they are raping others whom the rapists think deserve to be raped, due to the way that the rapists feel about themselves, which the rapists are projecting onto those whom they rape. –Paul Whiting (written April 5th, 2015, revised September 18, 2021, revised April 20th, 2022 and revised September 1st, 2022)

My Writing About How Violent Criminals Project The Way That They Feel About Themselves Onto Their Victims: The problem with criminals—who endeavor to violently cause harm to others—is that violent criminals are causing harm to others whom the violent criminals think deserve to be caused harm due to the way that the violent criminals feel about themselves which the violent criminals are projecting onto those whom they are causing violent harm. –Paul Whiting (written April 22nd, 2022, revised April 23rd, 2022, revised September 1st, 2022 and revised September 24th, 2022)

My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this prose can be summed up with the following statement: "Rape is a violent crime just like murder! And I feel that rape is such a serious violent crime that rapists deserve life in prison with mandatory court-ordered therapy in order to facilitate their recovery from all violent criminality."

And this prose was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this prose applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This prose was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 091/092 was edited on November 1st, 2023.

By the way, the reason that this post has such an odd numbering system is because I published this post, "The Problem With Rapists," and a related post, "The Problem With Murderers," on the same day and at the same time! And, for some reason, the order in which these two posts appear on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blog keeps alternating back and forth—I am assuming since they were both published within the same minute on the same day—so that is why I gave both of these posts an alternated numbering system.

"Prose is using all of the words that are necessary in order to describe all that is necessary to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 092/091: The Problem With Murderers

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WARNING: THIS POST HAS CONTENT THAT MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME READERS. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!

The Problem With Murderers
(Or, "Murder Is A Crime Just Like Rape")

The problem with murderers is that they desire to end the life of those whom the murderers feel deserve to die because of the way that the murderers feel about themselves, which the murderers are projecting onto those whom they victimize.

Therefore, the problem with murderers is that they feel good about themselves, as murderers, because they are killing others whom the murderers think deserve to be killed, due to the way that the murderers feel about themselves, which the murderers are projecting onto those whom they murder.

And I feel that murder is such a serious violent crime that murderers deserve life in prison with mandatory court-ordered therapy in order to facilitate their recovery from all violent criminality.

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

My Writing About Using Violence For Problem Solving: Violence DOES NOT SOLVE problems! Violence ONLY CREATES problems! –Paul Whiting (written July 12th, 2014 and revised September 1st, 2022)

My Writing About How Murderers Project The Way That They Feel About Themselves Onto Their Victims: The problem with murderers is that they feel good about themselves, as murderers, because they are killing others whom the murderers think deserve to be killed, due to the way that the murderers feel about themselves, which the murderers are projecting onto those whom they murder. –Paul Whiting (written April 14th, 2015, revised September 18, 2021, revised October 14th, 2021, revised April 20th, 2022 and revised September 1st, 2022)

My Writing About How Weapons Do Not Create: Weapons DO NOT create! Weapons ONLY destroy! –Paul Whiting (written May 12th, 2015 and revised September 1st, 2022)

My Writing About How Weapons Do Not Make You: Weapons DO NOT make you! Weapons ONLY break you! –Paul Whiting (written May 12th, 2015 and revised September 1st, 2022)

My Writing About How Violent Criminals Project The Way That They Feel About Themselves Onto Their Victims: The problem with criminals—who endeavor to violently cause harm to others—is that violent criminals are causing harm to others whom the violent criminals think deserve to be caused harm due to the way that the violent criminals feel about themselves which the violent criminals are projecting onto those whom they are causing violent harm. –Paul Whiting (written April 22nd, 2022, revised April 23rd, 2022, revised September 1st, 2022 and revised September 24th, 2022)

My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this prose can be summed up with the following statement: "Murder is a violent crime just like rape! And I feel that murder is such a serious violent crime that murderers deserve life in prison with mandatory court-ordered therapy in order to facilitate their recovery from all violent criminality."

And this prose was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this prose applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This prose was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 092/091 was edited on November 1st, 2023.

By the way, the reason that this post has such an odd numbering system is because I published this post, "The Problem With Murderers," and a related post, "The Problem With Rapists," on the same day and at the same time! And, for some reason, the order in which these two posts appear on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blog keeps alternating back and forth—I am assuming since they were both published within the same minute on the same day—so that is why I gave both of these posts an alternated numbering system.

"Prose is using all of the words that are necessary in order to describe all that is necessary to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 090: What Star Trek's "The Prime Directive" Means!

(Image from The Geek Anthropologist)

What "The Prime Directive" Means:

Every soul has to figure out their own edition of what we are, which is the Self-Awareness Of Literally Nothing, or the Soul Of Nothing, that can differentiate itself into Literally Everything... In other words, every soul is God and every soul needs to "figure it out!"

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

"The Prime Directive is not just a set of rules; it is a philosophy… And a very correct one. History has proven again and again that whenever mankind interferes with a less developed civilization, no matter how well-intentioned that interference may be, the results are invariably disastrous." –Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Symbiosis, S1E21)

My Writing About What 'The Prime Directive' In Star Trek Means: Every soul has to figure out their own edition of what we are, which is the Self-Awareness Of Literally Nothing, or the Soul Of Nothing, that can differentiate itself into Literally Everything... In other words, every soul is God and every soul needs to "figure it out!" –Paul Whiting (written April 11th, 2015 and revised September 30th, 2022)

My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this prose can be summed up with the following statement: "What 'The Prime Directive' In Star Trek Means: Every soul has to figure out their own edition of what we are, which is the Self-Awareness Of Literally Nothing, or the Soul Of Nothing, that can differentiate itself into Literally Everything... In other words, every soul is God and every soul needs to 'figure it out!'"

And this prose was only published on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blog.

This prose was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 090 was edited on May 3rd, 2024.

"Prose is using all of the words that are necessary in order to describe all that is necessary to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 089: Not Just A Man

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Not Just A Man

I Am Not Just "A Hero."
I Am Not Just "An Angel."
I Am Not Just "A Man."

You Are Not Just "A Hero."
You Are Not Just "An Angel."
You Are Not Just "A Man."

We Are Not Just "Heroes."
We Are Not Just "Angels."
We Are Not Just "Men."

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

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My Writing About A Man Being 'Not Just A Man': I am not just "a man." You are not just "a man." We are not just "men." We are God! –Paul Whiting (written approximately on April 10th, 2015 and turned into 'my writing' from my notes on September 30th, 2022)

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My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: "I am not just 'a man.' You are not just 'a man.' We are not just 'men.' We are God!"

This poem was inspired by the lyrics to the song "In Her Eyes" written by Jeffrey Cohen, Michael Ochs, Andy Selby and Molly Kaye and, specifically, the cover performed by Josh Groban. (Please see the hyperlink below for the video.)

And this poem was also published on my "Three Dark Horses," "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs (please see the hyperlinks below for the blogs), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message I am trying to convey through "Three Dark Horses," "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer." Plus, I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message I am trying to convey through my new "The Oneness Of God" spiritual practice!

This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://threedarkhorses.blogspot.com

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

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Watch "Josh Groban- In her eyes (with lyrics)" on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/sSkpn9MZGNg

"In Her Eyes" from AZlyrics:

She stares through my shadow
She sees something more
Believes there's a light in me
She is sure
And her truth makes me stronger
Does she realize
I awake every morning
With her strength by my side

I am not a hero
I am not an angel
I am just a man
Man who's trying to love her
Unlike any other
In her eyes I am

This world keeps on spinning
Only she stills my heart
She's my inspiration
She's my northern star
I don't count my possession
All I call mine
I will give her completely
To the end of all time

I am not a hero
I am not an angel
I am just a man
Man who's trying to love her
Unlike any other
In her eyes I am

In her eyes I see the sky and all I'll ever need
In her eyes time passes by and she is with me

I am not a hero
I am not an angel
I am just a man
Man who's trying to love her
Unlike any other
In her eyes I am
In her eyes I am

https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/joshgroban/inhereyes.html

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This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 089 was edited on July 2nd, 2026.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 088: The 'One, True Path' Of God

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WARNING: THIS POST HAS CONTENT THAT MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME READERS. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!

The 'One, True Path' Of God
(Or, "If We Just Hold Out, We'll Be All White!")

God has told us that we never have to change,
Since we tread upon "God's One, True Path!"
And so, we will seek to forcibly arrange
For all of the world to feel our wrath!

And we will hide behind God's "chosen words"—
The words we chose, as we have all concurred!
And damn all of those others who follow just
The Word Of God with "In God We Trust!"

For, they do not know how it feels to seek
Validation in what God has never revealed!
Because deep down inside, we fear ourselves,
And that is why we seek to create this Hell!

So, watch us band together with hoods in place
To run from the demons that we cannot face!
For, we tread upon "God's One, True Path,"
The one that lets us express our wrath!

Because it is confirmed by what we claim
That God always wants us to stay the same!
And by God's Word—which we have arranged—
God has told us that we never have to change!

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: This poem was originally written on "The Official White House Poet" blog, which is one of the sixteen blogs that I decided to locate within my current blogs. And it was originally published on "The Official White House Poet" blog on July 9th, 2010, along with a poem that I wrote on that same day titled, "The End Of The Civil War," which is published on this blog.

And I was going to republish this poem on July 9th, 2015 in order to represent the original publishing date. However, the year 2015 is the 150th Anniversary of the Thirteenth Amendment to The United States Constitution, which "abolished slavery and involuntary servitude..." (The Thirteenth Amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864 and by the House on January 31, 1865; and was ratified by the required 27 of the then 36 states on December 6, 1865; and was then proclaimed on December 18, 1865.)

So, I decided to republished this poem on April 9, 2015, which is the day after I republished the poem "The End Of The Civil War," since the two poems were originally published on the same day and are related by topic with regard to racial bigotry. (Please see the "Thirteenth Amendment to The United States Constitution" in labels for the poem.)

And this poem was also published on my "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs (please see the hyperlink below for the blogs), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message I am trying to convey through "Small All White in the Forest and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

"Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution" from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia—which is funded primarily through donations from millions of individuals around the world, including this blogger (I make a totally affordable one-time donation if they are requesting donations when I am on their website):

"The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In Congress, it was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on January 31, 1865. The amendment was ratified by the required number of states on December 6, 1865. On December 18, 1865, Secretary of State William H. Seward proclaimed its adoption. It was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments adopted following the American Civil War."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 088 was edited on August 11th, 2025.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 087: Racial Discrimination's End

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WARNING: THIS POST HAS CONTENT THAT MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME READERS. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!

The Civil War's End
(Or, "Racial Discrimination's End")

Let us trample a broken chain, as
we are tired of this anger and shame;
Let us trample a broken chain, since
we were never meant to be in such pain;
Let us trample a broken chain, because
we should heal that which makes us lame;
Let us trample a broken chain, because
we need to be working toward change;
Let us trample a broken chain, since
we need to overcome placing blame;
Let us trample a broken chain, as
we celebrate not being the same!

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

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My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: This poem was originally written on my "The Official White House Poet" blog, which is one of the sixteen blogs that I decided to relocate within my current blogs. And this poem was originally published on "The Official White House Poet" blog on July 9th, 2010, along with another poem that I wrote on that same day titled, "The 'One, True Path' Of God," which is published on this blog.

And I was going to republish this poem on July 9th, 2015, in order to represent the original publishing date. However, the year 2015 is the 150th Anniversary of the Thirteenth Amendment to The United States Constitution, which "abolished slavery and involuntary servitude..." (The Thirteenth Amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864 and by the House on January 31, 1865; and was ratified by the required 27 of the then 36 states on December 6, 1865; and was then proclaimed on December 18, 1865.)

So, I decided to republished this poem on April 8, 2015, which is the day before I republished "The 'One, True Path' Of God," since these two poems were originally published on the same day and are related by topic with regard to racial bigotry and discrimination. (Please see the "Thirteenth Amendment to The United States Constitution" in labels for the poem.)

And this poem was also published on my "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs (please see the hyperlink below for the blogs), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message I am trying to convey through "Small All White in the Forest and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

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"Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution" from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia—which is funded primarily through donations from millions of individuals around the world, including this blogger (I make a totally affordable one-time donation if they are requesting donations when I am on their website):

"The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In Congress, it was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on January 31, 1865. The amendment was ratified by the required number of states on December 6, 1865. On December 18, 1865, Secretary of State William H. Seward proclaimed its adoption. It was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments adopted following the American Civil War."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

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October 15th, 2022 Update: I read an excellent Time Magazine article dated October 12th, 2022 that is titled, "Lincoln Saved American Democracy. We Can Too," which I heard about from one of the daily emails that I received today, October 15th, 2022, from Time since I am a subscriber:

https://time.com/6221209/lincoln-saved-american-democracy-we-can-too

And, in the article is a quote by President Abraham Lincoln—who is known as a great thinker of his time—which I think sums up the obvious reason that slavery is just plain wrong: "As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master."

So, I decided to look up the full quote and found the following on the National Park Service website:

Lincoln Quote on Slavery

August 1, 1858: On Slavery

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is not democracy.

https://www.nps.gov/liho/learn/historyculture/onslavery.htm

Then, I continued to search for that quote in order to find the context in which it was written, and on the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum website I found an article titled, "LINCOLN DRAWS THE LINE ON SLAVERY," which explains that the quote was from Lincoln's notes that he wrote to himself:

"Among the most fascinating of Abraham Lincoln's writings are the notes he wrote to himself. Mostly discovered after his death, they offer few clues as to their origin and intent, but they give us glimpses into his thought process."

The article explains a lot more about the quote; however, this article does not credit the quote with any kind of date for when it was written:

"Among the items in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum’s collection is another note that will be on display in our Treasures Gallery for the upcoming year. Commonly referred to as the 'Definition of Democracy,' it is much shorter ... and a bit more of a mystery. None of Lincoln’s contemporaries tell us anything about this note or when he wrote it. However, its text is bold and intriguing:

'As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy.'"

[By the way, in Lincoln's quote from the Presidential Library website, they depict his "bolding" of the words 'slave' and 'master' as italicized, however I underscored those words, because I usually italicize text from sources that are not my own writing, in these 'updates' that I write, in order to make them stand out from my own writing; and, besides that, Lincoln himself underscored those words, in order to emphasize them, which you can see from an image of his quote from the aforementioned article.]

https://presidentlincoln.illinois.gov/Blog/Posts/108/Abraham-Lincoln/2021/2/Lincoln-Draws-the-Line-on-Slavery/blog-post

Anyway, I was really impressed by Lincoln's words because I think that they are a true representation of a quote by Jesus The Christ—who is known as the greatest thinker of all time—and the words of His quote are also called the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have done unto you."

–Paul Whiting (written October 15th, 2022 and revised December 6th, 2022)

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This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 087 was edited on April 4th, 2026.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 086: "You don’t need to fix everyone else..."

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"You don’t need to fix everyone else..."
(Or, "You need to fix yourself!")

You don’t need to fix everyone else—the next time that you need something to fix—you need to fix yourself! In other words, don't fix everyone else; fix yourself.

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

My Writing About 'The Great Flaw' In The System Of Life: If your goal is to fix "The Great Flaw" in the System Of Life, please feel free to fix yourself in order to do so. –Paul Whiting (written February 7th, 2012 and revised October 6th, 2022)

My Writing About You Needing To Fixing Yourself: You don’t need to fix everybody else—the next time that you need something to fix—you need to fix yourself! –Paul Whiting (written April 6th, 2015, revised April 29th, 2022 and revised September 1st, 2022)

My Writing About Comparing Yourself To Others: Do not compare yourself to how others are: instead, compare yourself to how you used to be. –Paul Whiting (written April 12th, 2016 and revised August 25th, 2022)

My Writing About You Not Fixing Everyone Else: Don't fix everyone else; fix yourself. –Paul Whiting (written September 18th, 2021, revised April 29th, 2022 and revised September 1st, 2022)

My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this prose can be summed up with the following statement: You don’t need to fix everyone else...you need to fix yourself!

And this prose was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this prose applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This prose was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 086 was edited on January 31st, 2023.

"Prose is using all of the words that are necessary in order to describe all that is necessary to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 085: "Believe In Me, But..."

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Ye Are Gods!
(Or, "Believe In Me, But...")

Believe In Me, But
Believe In Yourself Too!
For, We Are All Gods...

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

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My Writing About Believing In Me And Believing In Yourself Too: Believe in me, but believe in yourself too! For, we are all Gods... –Paul Whiting (written April 5th, 2015, revised April 3rd, 2016, revised June 21st, 2016 and revised September 27th, 2022)

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My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: "Believe in me, but believe in yourself too! For, we are all Gods..."

And this poem was also published on my "Three Dark Horses," "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs (please see the hyperlinks below for the blogs), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message I am trying to convey through "Three Dark Horses," "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer." Plus, I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message I am trying to convey through my new "The Oneness Of God" spiritual practice!

This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://threedarkhorses.blogspot.com

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

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This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 085 was edited on July 2nd, 2026.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 084: Every Soul Chooses Their Own Path To Becoming God

(Image from I Love You Mother Earth)

Every Soul Chooses Their
Own Path To Becoming God

Every soul chooses their
own path to becoming God,
but we are all literally God.

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

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My Writing About Each And Every Soul Being On A Path To Becoming God: I honestly believe that—quite literally—each and every soul is on a path to becoming God. –Paul Whiting (written September 6th, 2012 and revised August 3rd, 2022)

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My Writing About The Way That God Exists: God above, God below! God everywhere you go! –Paul Whiting (written August 6th, 2014 and revised August 3rd, 2022)

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My Writing About Literally Every Soul: Every soul is literally God! –Paul Whiting (written December 11th, 2014 and revised August 3rd, 2022)

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My Writing About There Being Nothing But God: There is nothing but God everywhere you go! –Paul Whiting (written March 20th, 2015 and revised August 3rd, 2022)

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My Writing About Every Soul Without Exception: Every soul that exists is God—without exception! –Paul Whiting (written March 21st, 2015 and revised August 3rd, 2022)

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My Writing About Who Can Be God For You: Nobody else but you can be God for you! –Paul Whiting (written March 25th, 2015 and revised August 3rd, 2022)

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My Writing About How Every Soul Has To Deal With Life: Every soul is God. And every soul has to deal with life, as if they are God, because they are. –Paul Whiting (written March 29th, 2015 and revised August 3rd, 2022)

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My Writing About How Every Soul Chooses Their Own Path: Every soul chooses their own path to becoming God, but we are all literally God. –Paul Whiting (written April 5th, 2015 and August 3rd, 2022)

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My Writing About How You Are A Copy Of God: You are really a copy of God, or an individual manifestation of God in the process of becoming God. –Paul Whiting (written August 20th, 2016, revised May 8th, 2022 and revised August 3rd, 2022)

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My Writing About You Being Responsible For Every Soul That Has Ever Existed: You are responsible for every soul that has ever existed. And, specifically, you are responsible for your own soul as every soul that has ever existed. For, God is every soul that has ever existed—and that is what you are, because you are God. So, take responsibility for your own soul as if it is every soul that has ever existed. –Paul Whiting (written September 11th, 2016, revised September 12th, 2016 and revised August 3rd, 2022)

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My Writing About You Being Everything Unto Yourself As God: You are everything unto yourself. For, you are God. –Paul Whiting (written September 29th, 2016, revised August 3rd, 2022 and revised September 15th, 2022)

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My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: Every soul chooses their own path to becoming God, but we are all literally God.

And this poem was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

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This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 084 was edited on April 26th, 2026.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 083: My Commentary on Right-To-Work Law — "Anti-Union is Anti-Worker"

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The following is My Commentary on Right-To-Work Law and my attempt at 'paraphrasing' the viral online article "Thank a Union: 36 Ways Unions Have Improved Your Life" (please see below for the article):

My Commentary on Right-To-Work Law
(Or, "Anti-Union is Anti-Worker")

Right-To-Work Law protects you from the following workers' benefits for which unions fought hard and for a long time—and some people even died—in order to win these benefits: weekends, all breaks at work, paid vacation, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), sick leave, Social Security, minimum wage, Civil Rights Act/Title VII (prohibits employer discrimination), 8-hour work day, overtime pay, child labor laws, Occupational Safety Health Act (OSHA), 40-hour work week, worker's compensation, unemployment insurance, pensions, workplace safety standards and regulations, employer health care insurance, collective bargaining rights for employees, wrongful termination laws, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, whistleblower protection laws, Employee Polygraph Protect Act (prohibits employer from using a lie detector test on an employee), Veteran's Employment and Training Service (VETS), compensation increases and evaluations (raises), sexual harassment laws, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), holiday pay, employer dental, life and vision insurance, privacy rights, pregnancy and parental leave, military leave, the right to strike, public education for children, the equal pay acts of 1963 [Equal Pay Act of 1963] and 2011 [Paycheck Fairness Act] (requires employers pay men and women equally for the same amount of work) and the laws ending sweatshops in the United States.

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

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My Writing About Every Worker's Right To Freely Join A Labor Union: It is every worker's right to freely join a labor union (without any forced unionism, of course), because of the many valuable benefits that are offered to labor union members, not to mention the fact that labor unions have a long and proud history of winning many victories on behalf of all workers. –Paul Whiting (written May 6th, 2012 and revised September 5th, 2022)

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My Writing About Anti-Union: Anti-union is anti-worker! –Paul Whiting (written April 4th, 2015 and revised September 5th, 2022)

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My Writing About How I Am Pro-Union: I am pro-union and pro-worker! –Paul Whiting (written October 16th, 2021 and revised September 5th, 2022)

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My Writing About Pro-Union: Pro-union is pro-worker! –Paul Whiting (September 5th, 2022)

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My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this prose can be summed up with the following statement: "It is every worker's right to freely join a labor union (without any forced unionism, of course), because of the many valuable benefits that are offered to labor union members, not to mention the fact that labor unions have a long and proud history of winning many victories on behalf of all workers."

And this prose was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this prose applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This prose was paraphrased in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

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"Right-to-work law" from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia—which is funded primarily through donations from millions of individuals around the world, including this blogger (I make a totally affordable one-time donation if they are requesting donations when I am on their website):

"A 'right-to-work' law is a statute in the United States that prohibits union security agreements, or agreements between labor unions and employers, that govern the extent to which an established union can require employees' membership, payment of union dues, or fees as a condition of employment, either before or after hiring. Right-to-work laws do not aim to provide general guarantee of employment to people seeking work, but rather are a government regulation of the contractual agreements between employers and labor unions that prevents them from excluding non-union workers, or requiring employees to pay a fee to unions that have negotiated the labor contract all the employees work under.

Right-to-work provisions (either by law or by constitutional provision) exist in 25 U.S. states, mostly in the southern and western United States, but also including the midwestern states of Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin. Business interests represented by the Chamber of Commerce have lobbied extensively to pass right-to-work legislation. Such laws are allowed under the 1947 federal Taft–Hartley Act. A further distinction is often made within the law between those employed by state and municipal governments and those employed by the private sector with states that are otherwise union shop (i.e., pay union dues or lose the job) having right to work laws in effect for government employees."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-work_law

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"Thank a Union: 36 Ways Unions Have Improved Your Life" from the AFL-CIO:

Let's get one thing straight...

Employers and Corporations did not feel generous and decide to give you two days off every week to have a social/personal life. (We now call them weekends). Corporations did not just feel like being nice one day and give their employees paid vacations. CEOs didn't get together in a board room and say "Let's give our employees more rights at work" or "Maybe there should be laws to limit our power over an employee".

Virtually ALL the benefits you have at work, whether you work in the public or private sector, all of the benefits and rights you enjoy every day are there because unions fought hard and long for them against big business who did everything they could to prevent giving you your rights. Many union leaders and members even lost their lives for things we take for granted today.

The right-wing attack on unions is nothing more than ignorance, lack of education, and propaganda.

If republicans would rather support corporations instead of organized groups of workers working to secure a fair work environment [A.K.A a union], I ask them to walk the walk as well. Give up every benefit and right that you use that unions are responsible for.

Complete trust and submit yourself to the corporate agenda you fight for. Play by their rules with no influence from democrats or labor unions to try to force rights among the workers of this country. Dedicate your life to their life goal of making your company more money than the year before. Just understand that this may mean sacrificing the union fought rights you enjoy every day. I mean, you don't want to be a hypocrite, do you? Like bashing unions on your union fought lunch break? Which means if you practice what you preach, you don't get a lunch break.

Corporations use to work employees 80+ hours a week, offer no breaks, hire children, offer horrid, unsanitary work conditions, paid literally next to nothing, and even murder. Not murder with a pen like they do today, but actual murder. They basically did whatever they wanted.

This is what they were like before unions. Don't take my word for it, look it up. (Links at bottom of page). If we rid the world of unions tomorrow, who is to say that they won't go right back to the way they were merely 70 years ago? The GOP governor of Maine signed a bill to repeal child labor laws this year, maybe they are going back to their roots whether we have unions or not.

So conservatives, please practice what you preach and give up all these rights and leave the umbrella of these laws for they were brought to you by unions...

36 Reasons Why You Should Thank a Union

[1.] Weekends
[2.] All Breaks at Work, including your Lunch Breaks
[3.] Paid Vacation
[4.] FMLA [Family Medical Leave Act]
[5.] Sick Leave
[6.] Social Security
[7.] Minimum Wage
[8.] Civil Rights Act/Title VII (Prohibits Employer Discrimination)
[9.] 8-Hour Work Day
[10.] Overtime Pay
[11.] Child Labor Laws
[12.] Occupational Safety Health Act (OSHA)
[13.] 40 Hour Work Week
[14.] Worker's Compensation (Worker's Comp)
[15.] Unemployment Insurance
[16.] Pensions
[17.] Workplace Safety Standards and Regulations
[18.] Employer Health Care Insurance
[19.] Collective Bargaining Rights for Employees
[20.] Wrongful Termination Laws
[21.] Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
[22.] Whistleblower Protection Laws
[23.] Employee Polygraph Protect Act (Prohibits Employer from using a lie detector test on an employee)
[24.] Veteran's Employment and Training Service (VETS)
[25.] Compensation increases and Evaluations (Raises)
[26.] Sexual Harassment Laws
[27.] Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
[28.] Holiday Pay
[29.] Employer Dental, Life, and Vision Insurance
[30.] Privacy Rights
[31.] Pregnancy and Parental Leave
[32.] Military Leave
[33.] The Right to Strike
[34.] Public Education for Children
[35.] Equal Pay Acts of 1963 and 2011 (Requires employers pay men and women equally for the same amount of work)
[36.] Laws Ending Sweatshops in the United States

So will conservatives give up all 36 of these union fought rights? Will they stand by their rhetoric that unions are thugs and refuse to take benefits from these "thugs" or will they hypocritically carry on the diatribe that unions are ruining this country while enjoying their weekends and paid vacations?

Or...

Maybe they could just admit that while not perfect, like anything else, unions have done great things for working people that they use and benefit from every day of their lives?

Maybe a conservative union-hating family got to have some of the best moments of their lives while on vacation from work, and they still got to come to a job still there waiting for them, because of unions?

Maybe a conservative can't wait for their lunch break at work so they can turn on the radio and listen to Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Back talk about how horrible unions are?

If you don't want to give up all your union fought rights and benefits at work, I understand. I don't want to either, that's why I'm pro-union and vote Democrat.

But maybe you could just admit that unions are not demons spawned from hell, and admit the FACT that they have improved your life in more ways than one?

Or am I asking too much?

https://la.aflcio.org/gnoaflcio/index.cfm?action=article&articleID=257e8c90-0ac8-43f7-b0c6-dce69756e21c

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"Thank a Union: 36 Ways Unions Have Improved Your Life" from the Daily Kos:

May 15, 2012 7:03pm PDT by TheNewDeal00

This is repost of a blog I wrote in winter of last year when the protests against Governor Walker and union busting were gearing up.

Way beyond my wildest expectations, this post actually went viral.

I've decided to post this again here, not to try and prolong the success of it or recycle it, but because I feel it is still very relevant and can't be said enough. Especially with the Wisconsin recall elections less than a month away.

The right has made unions the boogeymen of our time. It is our duty to set the record straight.

Please share this with everyone you know. I don't care about credit. You can put your name on it for all I care. I just want the message out.

Unions are not a bad thing. In fact, we should thank them everyday of our working lives.

God Bless Unions!

Solidarity Forever!

Let's get one thing straight...

...Please see the article above: "Thank a Union: 36 Ways Unions Have Improved Your Life" from the AFL-CIO.

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2012/5/15/1092027/-Thanks-a-Union-36-Ways-Unions-Have-Improved-Your-Life

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This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 083 was edited on August 11th, 2025.

"Prose is using all of the words that are necessary in order to describe all that is necessary to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 082: Strength Is Weakness Inverted

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Strength Is Weakness Inverted
(Or, "Durability Is Vulnerability Converted")

Strength is weakness inverted; and, thus,
durability is vulnerability converted!

Love is fear inverted; and, therefore,
excitation is trepidation converted!

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

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My Writing About Inverted—And Converted—States Of Consciousness: Strength is weakness inverted; and, thus, durability is vulnerability converted! Love is fear inverted; and, therefore, excitation is trepidation converted! –Paul Whiting (written April 4th, 2015 and revised September 26th, 2022)

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My Writing About How Matter, Or Energy, Can Neither Be Created, Nor Destroyed, It Can Only Change Form: Everything in physics is energy conversion! In other words, physics is the inversion of Literally Nothing into opposing fields of energy. That means, Nothing can invert itself into Negative Energy (or, electronics), Positive Energy (or, protons), and Neutral Energy (or, neutrons), all of which is contained within Nothing that has been converted into Suction (or, vacuum). And the reason that Nothing can do all of these wonderful things is because Nothing has Self-Awareness (or, consciousness), which is Literally Light! Thus, that light is what God is—which is what we all are—and that is why it is said that matter, or energy, can neither be created, nor destroyed, it can only change form. –Paul Whiting (written January 26th, 2023 and revised January 27th, 2023)

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My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: I wrote this poem as another way of saying that energy and matter can neither be created, nor destroyed, but can only change form!

And this poem was also published on my "Three Dark Horses," "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs (please see the hyperlinks below for the blogs), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message I am trying to convey through "Three Dark Horses," "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer." Plus, I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message I am trying to convey through my new "The Oneness Of God" spiritual practice!

This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://threedarkhorses.blogspot.com

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

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This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 082 was edited on July 2nd, 2026.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 081: Healthy Addictions vs. Unhealthy Addictions

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Healthy Addictions vs.
Unhealthy Addictions

All hail healthy addictions!

All hell unhealthy addictions!

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

My Writing About Healthy Addictions Versus Unhealthy Addictions: All hail healthy addictions! All hell unhealthy addictions! –Paul Whiting (written April 1st, 2015 September 18th, 2021, revised May 25th, 2022 and revised September 24th, 2022)

My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this prose can be summed up with the following statement: What the phrase "All hail healthy addictions!" and the phrase "All hell unhealthy addictions!" mean to me is this:

When you are Literally Nothing, which is what all of us are naturally as Gods and/or Goddesses, it is difficult to be motivated to become Universes—since you are Nothing in its potential state, which is how we are all naturally born.

Therefore, as a naturally born God and/or a Goddess, you design "healthy addictions," in which you learn how to participate to feel the love of healthy addictions—including the healthy addiction of becoming Universes—and in order to teach yourself the ways that you should self-express as a God and/or a Goddess:

Hence, the phrase "All hail healthy addictions!"

Plus, as a naturally born God and/or a Goddess, you also design "unhealthy addictions," in which you eventually learn how to not participate to face your fear of unhealthy addictions—including the unhealthy addiction of not becoming Universes—and in order to teach yourself the ways that you should not self-express as a God and/or a Goddess:

Hence, the phrase "All hell unhealthy addictions!"

And this prose was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this prose applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This prose was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 081 was edited on January 31st, 2023.

"Prose is using all of the words that are necessary in order to describe all that is necessary to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]