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As is the case with imagery, decades of effort have been
spent in trying to generate and reproduce sound that is faithful
to the original. The results of these efforts are sound recorders,
high-fidelity systems, and systems for sensing sound. Despite
all of this technology and the thousands of engineers and ex-
perts who have been working on this endeavor, no sound has
yet been obtained that has the same sharpness and clarity as the
sound perceived by the ear. Think of the highest-quality hi-fi

systems produced by the largest company in the music indus-
try. Even in these devices, when sound is recorded some of it is
lost; or when you turn on a hi-fi you always hear a hissing
sound before the music starts. However, the sounds that are the
products of the human body's technology are extremely sharp
and clear. A human ear never perceives a sound accompanied
by a hissing sound or with atmospherics as does a hi-fi; rather,
it perceives sound exactly as it is, sharp and clear. This is the
way it has been since the creation of man.
So far, no man-made visual or recording apparatus has
been as sensitive and successful in perceiving sensory data as
are the eye and the ear. However, as far as seeing and hearing
are concerned, a far greater truth lies beyond all this.

To Whom Does the Consciousness

that Sees and Hears within the Brain

Belong?

Who watches an alluring world in the brain, listens to
symphonies and the twittering of birds, and smells the rose?

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