Some brains see Apple, religion as the same - Business - Consumer news - Retail - msnbc.comThe cult of Apple is real, according to neuroscientists.
They compared MRIs of Apple fans' brains to those of people who call themselves "very religious" and found that Apple and religion light up the same part of the brain. This means that Apple triggers the same feelings and reactions in people as religion.
Amusing correlation and observation :)
Although to be fair, the same area of the brain would light up like a Christmas tree in a MRI for those who are slightly brain damaged and are blindly devoted to anything.
It would be interesting to study the effects on other areas of the brain while this occurs.
"Devotion: ON, Logic: OFF"
On the other hand atheists eat apples and they were found to have the same feelings and reactions as those in the study above..... thus rendering it moot.The cult of Apple is real, according to neuroscientists.
They compared MRIs of Apple fans' brains to those of people who call themselves "very religious" and found that Apple and religion light up the same part of the brain. This means that Apple triggers the same feelings and reactions in people as religion.
There are those that anything Apple is good and will stand in line to be the first to get whatever new item Apple is selling.
I have never been an Apple fan and was going to succumb to an iPhone as there was one app that I wanted and it was only available for the iPhone so I ordered one (Verizon). Dumb, it took over two hours on the phone with Verizon tech support to get it activated and running and then only to find out it downloaded everything from my Outlook address book including items that had been deleted a year ago. And the kicker was that Verizon Tech support told me that was the way it worked and I couldn't do anything about it. I immediately packaged it up and sent it back. I now have a Samsung "Fascinate" Android phone that didn't require Verizon Tech support to get activated and is more user friendly.
I would suggest that anyone, might "light up" that same section of their brain, under the right conditions of mental/emotional activity relating to any concept. The idea of tying it to a religious fervor is absurd. From what I have read and seen in videos, Apple users are in a class of their own, and do exhibit some strong devotion to these products, but I have seen people of all types do the same for sports, politics, mushroom eaters and even Windows users. It would seem to me, that this is just more of the typical spin that is used by some to attempt to serve their own agendas.
I think you're right. Besides, no one has ever proven that that section of the brain is reserved for religious emotions only. I am sure religious emotions are stored there, but I believe more than religiosity is stored in that section. Perhaps stronger feelings toward something? I don't know.
I am sure many windows 7 users are the same way. I have witnessed both parties fighting over the different factions and its funny as heck. I myself have fought over Win7 because I believe apple to be a cheap skatin' jerk who takes all your money due to the fact that they came out with some new really cool ideas. they're expensive and I don't need most of what they got. I am a gamer, and most gamers are PC. I like changing up my computer more than a mac allows. I grew up with PC, its what I'm used to. If I want a laptop for office or school use, I'll pay no more than 400US$. However, if you are an artist in anything from music to composition, I hear apple is the computer for you. But we all know what side of the brain artists use lol just kidding.
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