Physics has found that the cosmos is matter, constantly changing forms, but never vanishing. This is perplexing to our western, rational, analytical society. Yet there is an odd phenomenon in which millions of people FEAR silence. We see this in the need of some to leave the television or radio on constantly. Ultimately, we fear death.
Silence is the absence of sound.
We ARE sound. Therefore, fearing silence is reflective of a fear of our own nonexistence. Unfortunately we seem to be in an evolutionary phase when people believe more of anything can only be had with more power. But the reverse is true with sound. Education has a long row to hoe.