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There is probably a similar effect in Apple fans listening to a Jobs keynote, and so on. If you like what you are hearing, you are not going to be skeptical about it.



You probably intended this at least half tongue-in-cheek,but I imagine this study opens a door to scientific verification of determining what constitutes religous experience, and some very non-religous themed things may qualify for some people.


The similarities between cults and Apple (with Jobs at the helm) is pretty well studied and written about. The good news is that people who buy Apple products actually get something of value for their money -- so it's far less sinister.


Pirates of Silicon Valley captured your sentiment nicely: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xflXMZL2stU#t=2m55s (Take a close look at the auditorium :)


Wrong! The effect is exactly the same because Apple is a religion. :-)


I always get annoyed when people stretch the definition of religion, because it's seldom useful, and usually used to equivocate.


There was a smiley at the end of my comment, though.




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