The ability to whisper is innate with our species and for many years whispering kept us fed and helped us from being eaten.

Never thought about that before, Amemeba. Interesting.

And, then, of course, there is the "whispering campaign", which is completely inaudible to the target.

It occurs to me that a whispered lie can be far more powerful than a well-articulated truth, even a demonstrated truth, in some circles.

But, in some circles, "the circle" is the religion, not "the word".