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Apple Products Produce Religious Neural Reactions

· by John Ponio

That’s right. All of those who’ve been saying Apple is a religion now have scientific evidence that it is. Neuroscientists in England have conducted a study of a man who “thinks about Apple 23 hours a day” and found that the reactions in his brain to seeing Apple products were the same as those religious people experienced when seeing religious icons. The scientists were actually conducting a study of “superbrands,” such as Apple, Facebook, and Twitter, to see why they are so popular. In a BBC documentary entitled Secrets of Superbrands, all of this is explained. Read more about the finding here.