Posted on 06/29/2005 5:55:29 AM PDT by GPBurdell
1 hour, 43 minutes ago
Hollywood actor Tom Cruise not only battles creatures from outer space in his latest film "War of the Worlds," he also believes aliens really 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's film "War of the Worlds" is based on British writer H.G. Wells' 1898 story of the invasion of Earth by Martians.
I wrote "Read on" when I was going to post that information. I decided against it b/c I wouldn't want to bring the Church of Scientology down on FR by posting information... Whoops!
Tom Cruise believes that we are reincarnated clams from millions of years ago that presently have alien ghosts tormenting them.
Another great website on the cult of Scientology:
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Secrets/
Notice that Cruise is the one exposing his own arrogance. Just like he did on psychiatry. He knows more than anyone...just ask him.
This relationship with Katie Holmes is probably a publicity stunt..so too his over-the-top opinions on mood leveling drugs.
Bottom line....I'm going to see War of the Worlds. Today.
Sarcasm aside, he was sensational in Collateral as the hitman Vincent.
He was very good in The Last Samurai and A Few Good Men.
And he utterly DESTROYED The Vampire Lestat.
He's a true movie superstar. People are jealous of him that's all.
Yeah, that's it. I'm jealous of him! That's a hoot!
He may have a glimmer of a clue to what he's babbling about some of the time, but I tend to think what people have an issue with is his snobbish sneering way of disputing ideas, and his condescending smirk when he isn't lecturing sombody about what they "don't know". He's a tool, he's a mediocre talent who would be laughed out of casting calls if it was'nt for his agents and PR people. The only "actor" who's a bigger hack than him is Kevin Costner.
Plus, if what I've heard from Hollywood folk who have worked with him and around him for years is true...well, let's just say you're backing the WRONG horse. (And we're not talking Scientology here).
Not being a scientist, I don't know. It just didn't sound like a realistic comparison to me.
Not really. Even if there are other numbers that are completely unique it doesn't change things.
Each number has a unique property, a value, that it does not share with any other number and it has some shared qualities with other numbers as well( divisible by two, three, or not divisible by anything but itself and one (prime)). Whatever. Use that analogy with stars/planets and you can come up with a similar situation. Each planet or star is unique (mass, size, makeup) and it also shares common qualities with other stars/planets (red giants, white dwarfs, gas planets, terrestrial planets, etc...)
Why can't the unique quality of our planet/solar system be that it spawned and supports life? It's a philosophical question as well as a mathematical one. The only way for us to be sure will be to find life somewhere else.
That He raised a man from the dead? That He fed hundreds of people with a couple of loaves of bread and a few fishes?
ThatHe turned water into top quality wine?
Nope.
Yep. I believe Pat Kingsley (probably the most powerful PR Rep in the business) was fired by Mr. Cruise and his sister (a fellow Cult member) was hired. What a loon.
"Tom Cruise says he believes in aliens"
Tom Cruise is an alien.
Upon reaching the age of 18, they all sign a million-year contract with the Church of Scientology agreeing to hand over all their time and every cent they make to Scientology in exchange for "unlimited, free" audit services.
Such an arrangement is slavery, and yet the government permits it. There are probably 1,000 people under such "contracts" in the Clearwater, FL area.
Big difference. One must pay large sums of money to move up the Scientology ladder. One can be a christian free of charge.
Why should there be only 1 theDentist? Yet there is only 1 and there will be only 1.
Hell, I believe in aliens too-they are reported to be flooding across our southern border by the thousands. The Sci-fi writers were only wrong on one point-they are not green.
Well some are green at first, but the little rascals learn real fast.
Right on. Is he really so arrogant as to assume God HAS to provide more than one means of salvation? Why, yes he is.
I'm not a scientist in the true sense (Computer Science) but scientists have been putting theories out for ever that have been wrong time and time again. When they finally decide through experiments, evidence and observation that their hypothesis may be wrong they amend it, as they should, to a more plausible explanation. This is how science advances, learns and becomes more accurate.
What I disagree with is that science to some, is the absolute truth, in every case, and other means (philosophy and religion) are never consulted or even given an honest shot at possibly explaining things. Also, mysteries in religion are scoffed at yet mysteries in science are given great respect.
funny how, back when he wrote "Dianetics", he bragged about how heavy drugs helped him reach "truths" in his subconscious that were remnants of our days from the alien planets, yet Scientology is strongly against the use of drugs of any sort.
I just didn't want to make a post that 5 pages long. that's all.
I just didn't want to make a post that 5 pages long. that's all.
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