Hey do people at sporting events cheer very softly? Is anyone up tight about someone beside them yelling at a NFL game?
Why is it when people get excited about praising the Lord someone always sees it as being wrong because God is not deaf.....in that case there is no point of doing anything because God knows the ending to the begining...
Enough with your religiousosity to get excited. You think everyone in heaven is going to be playing a soft harp??? I thought the music up there shakes the foundation of heaven?? That is loud.
Fact is if the music is to loud bring ear plugs! Get excited and yell that the God of the universe loves you!
I believe noise pollution is indeed a reality in today's culture, and I also believe artificial sound amplification is a contributing factor.
I also believe electronic sound amplification has a detrimental effect on human hearing, if raised to an unnatural level.
Someone earlier in this thread spoke of being in an outdoor amphi-theater and the natural sound was perfectly acceptable, with no electronic amplification.
I attended a big band concert in a movie theater, I believe it was Woody Herman's band, and they used no amps at all, and in the balcony, it was loud, but not to the "threshold of pain" loud.
The purpose of my post was to raise awareness of possible harm done to those who are exposed to artificially amplified sounds.
And allow me to repeat my original question, if a 25 year old sustained permanent cumulative ear damage while worshiping throughout his life, and found himself tormented with constant ear ringing, would he be justified in praying for healing when he was 65 ?
I can't believe God would desire us to physically harm ourselves in worshiping Him.
Thanks for all your inputs.