According to the author, silence must be an integral part of learning space because:

silence helps to unite us with others to create a community of truth.

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silent contemplation prepares us to construct our mind-made world

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speaking is too often an exercise in the evasion of truth

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speaking is too often a way of buttressing our self-serving reconstruction of reality

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The correct option is A silence helps to unite us with others to create a community of truth.
The author states that silence unites us all and thus helps in creating a community of truth. This can be inferred from the last paragraph of the passage. Refer to the line: Words often divide us, but silence can unite. Option A is the right answer choice.

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