I've got nothing better to do than start a new topic (again), so, give me a scientific explaination for the goosebumps you get after/during worshipping and/or listening to someone with an 'anointing' on their voice. Come on, I'm open to explanations involving scientific stuff... (yaaawwn...*smacks lips* -.- ....-let's get going! ) EDIT: And no... temperature doesn't count.
good luck with this. people get goosebumps for alot fo things....i get goosebumps very easy, i dont think i ever got them while worshipping or hearing a good message at church.
well goosebumbs when it is cold it raises the hair to trap more air in so you can heat it up and stay warm [completley not what you asked, but i figred i would say that to start] second, i don't think i have ever got real goodbumps from praying, or listening to testimonies or whatnot, but i do get that feeling of somethign rushing from your head to the very tips of your toes when that happens---same thing happens if i talk deeply to the girl i have a crush on... BUT- i think i could easily refute your argument from somehting back in my pre-Christian days--i used to chant "Hare Krishna" and carry on and stuff, and i got that same feeling, and i used to take that as a bit of a thing from god [i was probobly a bit naieve back then, justifying it or somethign], anyways, from a Christina perspective, i should not have got that were it from God because i got it chanting "Hare Krishna" take care everyone
I know that you can get goosebumps in different ways. I want a scientific explanation for getting goosebumps from hearing other things too. And no, I'm not excepting temperature change as an answer... Interesting...many Christians do get Goosebumps when worshipping though. It comes from having the Holy Spirit touch you...-but I want a scientific explanation.
I put an edit. you mean that 'cool' feeling you get? The chill down the spine? LOL!..cute. never had that before,- I usually feel like I get punched. It'd be nice to know why that happens too...it's weird. ( I'm gonna start a topic about that...) Yeah, now see...that's a spiritual thing, not a scientific. Yes, things like these do happen (without the goosebumps) in anything involving the spiritual.
hmm, well i am just going to make a new post to add onto the one i already had... i also found that goosebumps are associated with the "fight or flight" response which is [if you havent taken biology] the bodys response to what we perceive as danger--our blood redirects from our smaller muscles by constricting veins and thats what gives us the chill of fear as blood goes to more major muscle groups--it is also why you feel sick to the stomach when stressed about somethign i couldnt finsd anyhitng useful to the discussion on Wikipedia though--except that in humans the goosebumps are a vestigial characteristic because our hair has almost no insulating value
Aha, that explains why we get goosebumps when we get scared... thanks! (looks like you answered my 'punch' question too...still posting a new thread though....)
yeah, i knew you weren't talking about temperature i don't really get cold, but it is just like a woosh of energy/feeling--from top to bottom yeah, ive often got the punched feeling too, i dispise that feeling ok, my purpose with the Krishna talk was to kind of put in that the goosebumps wouldnt be caused specifically by God, but by the emotion and feeling one feels for any form of god--just in case you wanted to use it as evidence for God ok, and now i wil reference my second post--i am think a bit now that maybe the "fight or flight" respose might have somethign to do with the goosebumps in spiritual activities [same with the tlaking to the crush things too], but i don't really know why
You may disagree, but I say, don't discount the experience. God exists in all cultures, everywhere, in different forms (due to different understanding). He has many names, and many approaches. You were following the Indian approach, with the Hare Krishna. Just because you've switched to a Semitic approach, you don't have to discount your earlier experience.
ok, first off--i really apologise for the insane number of posts i made in this thread... second--my intentions with that part were to be if, hypothetically, there was no real good scientific explanation, if that then was used to "prove" the Abrahamic God--i have no doubt that it is probobly a human response to the feelings created when worshiping
I've gotten goosebumps lots of times when talking to God, or when I notice a message from Him, or sometimes during prayer.
When I hear an old song from the past that I really liked, and that I haven't heard in a while, I get goose bumps on the top of my head (feels like my scalp shrinks). It is the inner man being moved. Sometimes we say "Cool!" and sometimes we say "Amen, brother!"
burbot, you are so awesome. yes, you get goosebumps from excitement. this excitement could be fear, or love, or nervousness, or any kind of anticipation .... that's why burby gets goosebumps talking to the gal he likes, why susan gets goosebumps just before she goes onstage to perform, why bob gets goosebumps while praying, in anticipation of feeling god's presence. i get goosebumps when i'm watching good romantic films. they were showing the old wuthering heights awhile back at an old cinema and i had goosebumps and shiny eyes by the end. explain that. haha. -excitement. love, .....
y?arehippygirl]burbot, you are so awesome. yes, you get goosebumps from excitement. this excitement could be fear, or love, or nervousness, or any kind of anticipation .... that's why burby gets goosebumps talking to the gal he likes, why susan gets goosebumps just before she goes onstage to perform, why bob gets goosebumps while praying, in anticipation of feeling god's presence. i get goosebumps when i'm watching good romantic films. they were showing the old wuthering heights awhile back at an old cinema and i had goosebumps and shiny eyes by the end. explain that. haha. -excitement. love, .....[/QUOTE] thanks for the kind words
The goosebumps often come out of nowhere when listening to worship. I'm usually not too excited, G-d needs to help me love Him more here! See, that's the thing!
Goosebumps are a physiological phenomenon inherited from our animal ancestors, which was useful to them but are not of much help to us. Goosebumps are tiny elevations of the skin that resemble the skin of poultry after the feathers have been plucked. (Therefore we could as well call them "turkeybumps" or "duckbumps.") These bumps are caused by a contraction of miniature muscles that are attached to each hair. Each contracting muscle creates a shallow depression on the skin surface, which causes the surrounding area to protrude. The contraction also causes the hair to stand up whenever the body feels cold. In animals with a thick hair coat this rising of hair expands the layer of air that serves as insulation. The thicker the hair layer, the more heat is retained. In people this reaction is useless because we do not have a hair coat, but goosebumps persist nevertheless. In addition to cold, the hair will also stand up in many animals when they feel threatened--in a cat being attacked by a dog, for example. The elevated hair, together with the arched back and the sideward position the animal often assumes, makes the cat appear bigger in an attempt to make the dog back off. People also tend to experience goosebumps during emotional situations, such as walking down the aisle during their wedding, standing on a podium and listening to a national anthem after winning in sports, or even just watching horror movies on television. Quite often a person may get goosebumps many years after a significant event, just by thinking about the emotions she once experienced, perhaps while listening to the romantic song to which she danced many years ago with the love of her life. The reason for all these responses is the subconscious release of a stress hormone called adrenaline. Adrenaline, which in humans is produced in two small beanlike glands that sit atop the kidneys, not only causes the contraction of skin muscles but also influences many other body reactions. In animals, this hormone is released when the animal is cold or facing a stressful situation, preparing the animal for flight-or-fight reaction. In humans, adrenaline is often released when we feel cold or afraid, but also if we are under stress and feel strong emotions, such as anger or excitement. Other signs of adrenaline release include tears, sweaty palms, trembling hands, an increase in blood pressure, a racing heart or the feeling of 'butterflies' in the stomach. http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=000A0A06-DD99-1F4C-8D6E80A84189EEDF
Many people get goosebumps form being excited, inspired, etc... What excites or inspires you of course varies, perhaps for you it's err.. Religious stuff.
