Tom Cruise is the smartest man alive.

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What brainpower! What insight! What grace under pressure he shows. What an idiot. OK, now I almost never comment on Pop culture Icons as I think they get too much attention as it stands... But there is a wry humor to watching a so called "enlightened person" make descisions and behave in a fashion that clearly puts on display his true inept ability to guage the wisdom of his actions.(Oprah show, fake engagement, the news about all the women he tried to get before Katie holmes, and now this crap on good morning america)

Scientology is another example of the dumbing down of america. They prey on the same simplistic naivete that the republican party preys on(and yes, so does the democratic and ill informed left leaning agenda's, but they aren't in power, and I don't like to kick people when they are too far down). Throwing out reactionary words, and inflamitory statements over classic logical debate. And they are not alone in this, there are a myriad of psuedo-cults, and self-help gurus, and personal power ralliests that inspire and fix with ultra simplistic mantras that reflect our true desire for change, but also our profound lack of desire for hard work in making it.

If there is such a well of truth in his beliefs, why does his interaction with Matt Lauer cause him such stress? It's not like he's being deposed by Clarence Darrow here, we're talking the pulpy host of a morning show... Dude I would expect any other religious evengelist to hold his cool under much more pressing circumstances, but not all of us have the benefit of the wisdom of an average Sci-Fi writer on our side. Of course there is a level of genius in the Scientology. The way it try's to convince those in need of pychological help to forgo treatment and find answers in them. I mean, of course! What better way to build your legions than prey on the most needy in our society, why not focus on all our insecurities to recruit followers, why not market Scientology Acne treatment and dis-avow clearisil and Pro-actif as evil and wrong... Do you even know what Clearisil does????? And we give it to kids!!!! -reactionary not unlike flanders wife on the Simpsons, "Think of the children!".



OK, I think most modern religions suck, I find it funny that we simply keep inventing faiths to fit our needs, if ever there was a proof that god is a mass hysteria thats it. But I give weight to some of the faiths that have lasted centuries if only to challenge my agnostism. But damn, can't we try a little harder than Scientology? Come on? We really need to provide a stronger education in schools... this type of shit is the direct result of the fact that our kids graduate knowing nothing about philosophy, history, the arts and a big heapin helpin of Logic provided by Science and math. Logic fights bullshit. It's that simple.
If you have logic you can weigh the truth of everything from penis enlargement pills to pyramid schemes, to Haliburton's no-bid contracts.

And if you discover that your soul is needing answers, join the longest and most respected list of the self examined...

There are classic wisdoms available to all for free to change and inspire ones life and they start about two thousand three hundred years ago with Plato, Socrates and Aristotle and stretch through the years with Aquinas, Decarte, Machiavelli, Rouseau, Locke, Hume, Hegel, Kant, Spinoza, Wittgenstein, Lao Tzu, Kierkergard, Neitzche, Dostyveski, Sartre, Camu, Dr Suess, Rand, and Marx. And the great thing about all these ideas, is that none of them are right, but the more of them you hear and explore the more depth into the human experience, the richer the dialogue with your soul, or god or your partner. The more satisfying your life, and the more inconsiquential Tom Cruise or L Ron, or the Cult of personality that is fame in the world, or the niave distractions of a Neo Con agenda from our life.

We are regressing as a people, we need only look at this clown Cruise to see it. He is not at the fault, we are. Celebrate complex individuals that are local and accessable, distance yourself from celebrity and avoid the urge to 'get to know' the people behind the pop art we are bombarded by. That is time stolen from your existance!