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Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Cruising to Other Worlds

(Over the top movie promotion or just a quack?)

We're not alone in universe, says Tom Cruise

BERLIN (Reuters) - Hollywood actor Tom Cruise not only battles creatures from outer space in his latest film "War of the Worlds," he also believes aliens exist, he told a German newspaper on Wednesday.

Asked in an interview with the tabloid daily Bild if he believed in aliens, Cruise said: "Yes, of course. Are you really so arrogant as to believe we are alone in this universe?

"Millions of stars, and we're supposed to be the only living creatures? No, there are many things out there, we just don't know," Cruise, 42, said in the interview published in German.

Cruise is a follower of the Scientology church founded by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, and his recent willingness to discuss the faith has raised eyebrows in the media.

Most controversially, Cruise criticized actress Brooke Shields for revealing she had taken antidepressants. An official Scientology Web site argues that people should live drug-free.

Cruise also dismissed psychiatry as a "pseudo science," invoking the ire of the American Psychiatric Association that called the remarks "irresponsible."

But many scientologists feel they are unfairly criticized, arguing that although many believe in the concept of aliens, it is not such an unreasonable proposition, and that the side effects of some medication are not fully understood.

Cruise's new film "War of the Worlds" is based on British writer H.G. Wells' 1898 story of the invasion of Earth by Martians.

1 Comments:

Blogger MRCLEAN said...

I watched the Cruise interveiw on the Today show where he bashed shrinks, and I also watched the interveiw the next day with two leading shrinks and one of them actually agreed that our children today are medicated into submission instead of taught the right behavior at home. I have always believed that most parents today would rather dope their kids up with prescription meth than spend time with them, showing them how to love and interact with other people. I also agree with Tom Cruise about how our diet affects our mental health....fast food lacks the nutrients that our bodies need. I am guilty of it, it is easier to stop by Sonic than cook a good meal for the family.

July 03, 2005 11:03 AM  

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