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Original writer’s profile, revised at time of articles’ relocation to the Eye of Paradox

I’ve been scratching out ideas since the writing bug first bit me in grade school. Somewhere in the back of my mind I always had this notion that I was going to devote some part of my life to writing. Of course, I’ve spent much more time thinking, while trying to find time to get anything written! Inevitably, when the time came to start writing, I had thoughts waiting to be expressed. I used to just spill them out in a notepad and file them away, but having tripped over a link to Helium a few months ago (AN: this was back in 2007; the site is long gone now), I found a more interesting place to put them.

Opening the Eye of Paradox: After publishing my tenth article, I got an itch for something more. I wanted to be able to continue to explore the ideas that bit me, and that really calls for something more like a blog. So, even though I will (or at least intended to, at the time) continue to publish articles on Helium, I am also going to be exploring some of them here in more detail.

One other benefit of doing that here is that readers who are interested will be able to chip in here with comments and questions. I cannot promise to respond to everything, but thoughtful contributions are welcome.

Chicago‑Style Citations (Notes/Bibliography Format)

1. The Absolute Truth

Roberson, David B. The Absolute Truth. Eye of Paradox. October 3, 2008. https://eyeofparadox.com/2008/10/03/the-absolute-truth/.

2. Divide by Zero

Roberson, David B. Divide by Zero. Eye of Paradox. September 17, 2008.
Revised January 12, 2026; May 31, 2026.
https://eyeofparadox.com/2008/09/17/divide-by-zero/.

3. Gravity in a Distributed, Process‑Driven, Information‑Based Universe

Roberson, David B. Gravity in a Distributed, Process‑Driven, Information‑Based Universe. Eye of Paradox. September 17, 2008. https://eyeofparadox.com/2008/09/17/gravity-in-a-distributed-process-driven-information-based-universe/.

4. What Is Evil?

Roberson, David B. What Is Evil? Eye of Paradox. July 25, 2007. https://eyeofparadox.com/2007/07/25/what-is-evil/.

5. Explaining the Different Dimensions

Roberson, David B. Explaining the Different Dimensions. Eye of Paradox. July 18, 2007. https://eyeofparadox.com/2007/07/18/explaining-the-different-dimensions/.

6. Is There Really Such a Thing as the Present?

Roberson, David B. Is There Really Such a Thing as the Present? Eye of Paradox. July 18, 2007. https://eyeofparadox.com/2007/07/18/is-there-really-such-a-thing-as-the-present/.

7. Noosphere: The Future of Evolution?

Roberson, David B. Noosphere: The Future of Evolution? Eye of Paradox. July 18, 2007. https://eyeofparadox.com/2007/07/18/noosphere-the-future-of-evolution/.

8. The Purpose of Religion

Roberson, David B. The Purpose of Religion. Eye of Paradox. July 18, 2007. https://eyeofparadox.com/2007/07/18/the-purpose-of-religion/.

9. The Implications of the Mind in Matter: The Prospect of Oblivion

Roberson, David B. The Implications of the Mind in Matter: The Prospect of Oblivion. Eye of Paradox. July 18, 2007. https://eyeofparadox.com/2007/07/18/the-implications-of-the-mind-in-matter-the-prospect-of-oblivion/.

Readers from Helium

Roberson, David B. Readers from Helium. Eye of Paradox. July 18, 2007. https://eyeofparadox.com/2007/07/18/readers-from-helium/.

Helium.com Articles

Roberson, David B. Helium.com Articles. Eye of Paradox. July 18, 2007. https://eyeofparadox.com/2007/07/18/heliumcom-articles/.

Chicago‑Style Citations (DegreeStory)

1. Fair and Sound: DegreeStory Replies

Roberson, David B. Fair and Sound: DegreeStory Replies. Eye of Paradox. December 7, 2013.
https://eyeofparadox.com/2016/08/24/fair-and-sound-degreestory-replies/.

(Reposted August 24, 2016 — original publication date used for citation.)

2. Bridging the Gap: A DegreeStory

Roberson, David B. Bridging the Gap: A DegreeStory. Eye of Paradox. November 6, 2013.
https://eyeofparadox.com/2016/08/24/bridging-the-gap-a-degreestory/.

(Reposted August 24, 2016 — original publication date used for citation.)

Notes on These Two Citations

Why the original publication date is used

Chicago style treats reposts as republications, not new works.
So the correct bibliographic date is the original publication date:

  • 2013 for both DegreeStory pieces
  • 2016 repost date is optional and can be included as a provenance note, not part of the citation proper

Why the URLs point to the Eye of Paradox versions

Because:

  • Helium.com is defunct
  • Eye of Paradox is the stable, accessible archive
  • Chicago style prefers the accessible version of the text

This is the academically correct approach.

DegreeStory does not show up in any google search I’ve tried, though my two posts do. I don’t remember if DegreeStory is just a category within a persisting publication. Time muddies things.

Short answer: DegreeStory was not a persistent publication, platform, or brand.


It was a topic category used by Helium.com, and when Helium shut down, the category vanished — leaving only the individual articles that authors reposted elsewhere (like I did on Eye of Paradox).

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2 responses to “Helium.com Articles”

  1. thehardcorefreelancer Avatar
    thehardcorefreelancer

    A little note about Helium.com: I had a really hard time with them. I made about $0.20 from their site and decided that I wanted to use my articles somewhere else (magazine wants to pay me $50-$100 for one of them) but I couldn’t have them posted anywhere else. I emailed helium (at help@helium.com and at content@helium.com) 3-4 times and never received a response. In an (immature) attempt to get my profile deleted I purposefuly published inappropriate content then reported my inappropriate article thinking they might pay attention to that.

    Well instead of deleting my articles and my profile, they made me one of their premier writers giving the articles that I want to use elsewhere even more exposure. Not only that, but they have locked me out of my own account so I can’t post new work or edit my existing work and profiles. I’m absolutely livid. They don’t have rights to my work (by their own admission) and it’s to the point where if they don’t comply to my request in 48 hours I already have a lawyer lined up to help me take them to court.

    I recommend that you stay away from helium.com. They have absolutely no respect for writers and their artistic rights.

    Not only that but writers should be getting anywhere from $10-$25 per page for their work. Why would you work that hard and not get paid fairly for it? Rankings on Helium don’t pay the bills!

    I DO recommend going to websites like http://www.oDesk.com, http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com, associatedcontent.com or even craigslist.org where writers can find fair-paying gigs.

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  2. eyeofparadox Avatar
    eyeofparadox

    I appreciate the recommendations. I am sorry that the staff at Helium.com has been uncooperative with your efforts to further your writing career. In hindsight, it probably was not a good idea to try to provoke them, only to make the situation worse. Locking you out of your own writing account is not an appropriate response on Helium’s part, though. If they suspend a writer’s access, they should not be allowed to keep using the writer’s content. I myself have not published anything at Helium that I intended to sell; though I do expect my copyrights to be respected.

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