Absolute silence cannot exist because the body always produces sound

Evidence

silence did not and could not exist, and what we as humans needed to do was to listen harder to the sounds of our lives, because they were music as well. — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 234

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 234
• XREF: connects to: The act of hearing itself makes total sensory silence unattainable — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 526; Pure, absolute silence has never existed and cannot exist — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 603; The act of hearing itself may make true absolute silence unattainable — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 526 (+13 more)

Library Connections

• Pure, absolute silence has never existed and cannot exist #corroborates (0.90) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 603
• In near-total silence a person may hear the mechanics of their own body #exemplifies (0.85) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 578
• The act of hearing itself makes total sensory silence unattainable #expands (0.85) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 526
• Near-total silence reveals that most people generate internal sound perceived as tinnitus #exemplifies (0.80) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 571
• The act of hearing itself may make true absolute silence unattainable #qualifies (0.80) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 526

Broader Connections

• The brain amplifies internal noise so total silence cannot be perceived #expands (0.75) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 609
• Natural silence is a positive presence felt in the body #complicates (0.75) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 26