We think of our eyes as video cameras and our brains as blank tapes to be filled with sensory inputs.

We were there at 6 a.m. with our own video cameras.

Our brain is mapping the world. Often that map is distorted, but it's a map with constant immediate sensory input.

But because we live in an age of science, we have a preoccupation with corroborating our myths.

I don't think Apple wants to emulate Sony. I don't think they want to do video cameras. I don't think they want to do TVs. They are rounding out the Mac consumer ecosystem. I think they will be extremely cautious about what they brand as an Apple product.

The natural inclination in all humans is to posit a force, a spirit, outside of us. That tendency toward superstitious magical thinking is just built into our nature.