Loss of silence fundamentally alters human nature itself

Evidence

Man who has lost silence has not merely lost one human quality, but his whole structure has been changed thereby. — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1354

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to Picard’s The World of Silence and to the book’s earlier claims that silence is a positive presence, not absence. — connects to: Loss of silence signals our wider failure to address environmental crises — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 29; Extreme urban noise can override a person’s own self-image and defenses — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 32; the MOC “The Loud Cost of Quiet — What We Protect and Sacrifice When We Choose Silence”
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1354

Broader Connections

• Loss of silence signals our wider failure to address environmental crises #expands (0.45) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 29