Apple. It really is a religion

[Bateluer]

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/gaming.gadgets/05/19/apple.religion/index.html?hpt=C2

Oh snap.

For Apple fans, the brand triggers a reaction in the brain that's not unlike that of religious devotees, according to a BBC documentary series that cites neurological research.

The neuroscientists ran a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test on an Apple fanatic and discovered that images of the technology company's gadgets lit up the same parts of the brain as images of a deity do for religious people, the report says.

Obligatory. Behold!

 

[zerocool84]

Repostal

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2165838&highlight=apple+religion

 

[MarkXIX]

Re....tarded maybe. Not sure about the repost.

 

[BladeVenom]

Apple is a cult. This just confirms what everyone already knew.

 

[artikk]

So, what about those that have Apple and Microsoft products? Are they then similar to agnostics?

 

[JulesMaximus]

I'd be willing to bet that gun owners are probably waaaay worse than Apple owners.

 

[Nintendesert]

I'd be willing to bet that gun owners are probably waaaay worse than Apple owners.

And what symbol gives gun owners the same kind of high that they are claiming Apple gives its users?

 

[Brigandier]

And what symbol gives gun owners the same kind of high that they are claiming Apple gives its users?

Any gun, ever.

 

[Nintendesert]

Any gun, ever.

Those give erections, not religious experiences.

 

[Brigandier]

Those give erections, not religious experiences.

The image of god is not god. I get :awe: at that picture, but if I shot it, well, I think I'd see a little bit of god.

 

[paperfist]

Of course it is, how else do you explain why people are willing to spend 3x the amount for what is essentially PC hardware.

 

[SlickSnake]

Do you wash your hands before, after or not at all when you use your Apple?