Mac Worshiping
Category: Apple/Mac OS... Faith...
Posted Friday, March 14, 2008 at 03:00 PM [GMT-6]

Image of an iMac bowing before a crossI was trying to clean-up the rat's nest known as my bookmarks and I ran across a link to the Christian Macintosh Users Group. I couldn't remember the last time I visited that site, and I was curious as to whether it was still active. Sure enough, it is, and it sports the graphic shown at right.

I'll ignore the temptation to repeat the old computer-related joke about how "Jesus saves," but I confess that this image is vaguely disturbing-yet-winsome. We Mac users have often been accused of elevating our computer choices to the level of a religion, and this photo seems to reinforce the anthropomorphism such a view implies.

On the other hand, I submit to you that there's never been a cuter or more expressive office machine than the desk lamp "mascot" that appears at the beginning of Pixar's movies. And we all know who is pulling the strings at Pixar, don't we?

In the final analysis, to the extent that one's choice of computers defines one – and also ignoring how sadly true that seems to be – this is an appropriate icon to represent those who know the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and not just from an operating system perspective.

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Thats very crazy, people narrow down to a niche group like that. In my oppinion that is very stupid.

But that is a nice logo I must admit.

Posted by: armando at March 14, 2008 04:49 PM

people narrow down to a niche group like that

I have no idea what you're referring to.

Posted by: Eric at March 14, 2008 05:28 PM

"and not just from an operating system perspective"

*groan*

Posted by: Jim at March 14, 2008 06:50 PM

So does this mean that my recent lust for a Mac Air is not, in fact, a kissing cousin to idolatry?

Rather than the Pixar lamp, I thought of the Ikea commercial lamp.

Posted by: beth at March 14, 2008 07:30 PM

*groan*

Romans 8:26

So does this mean that my recent lust for a Mac Air is not, in fact, a kissing cousin to idolatry?

Matthew 5:28

I had forgotten about the Ikea commercial, by the way.

Posted by: Eric at March 14, 2008 07:41 PM

Eric

In April it will be easier to give in to the lust for a Mac. Best Buy begins selling locally in April.

Bill

Posted by: Bill at March 15, 2008 10:12 PM

Bill, that's what's known as a mixed blessing. If their sales staff isn't any better this time around than when they last carried Apple computers, then we'd be better off if they didn't stock them at all.

Dude, yeah, I guess you can look at Macs, but, man, you can't do anything kewl on them, you know.

Posted by: Eric at March 16, 2008 01:29 PM
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