Yes, I believe I read the interview on Drudgeā¦Tom Cruise is obviously not making much sense ā¦weird is too mild a termI realize that there has been an awful lot written on this forum about Tom Cruise. But I thought that this article on Drudge was interesting.
drudgereport.com/flash3tc.htm
I think that Tom is loosing it.
I am even weary of prescriptions but he has gone off the deep end I think we ought to start prayers for him:nope:
While I understand what you are saying, he still has a point. Do you think that every child ever started on Ritalin needed to be? Do you agree with everything that the medical community says and does? If so, we could be told that abortion is okay, after all it is all done by the medical doctors.So being a celebrity qualifies Tom Cruise to speak about psychiatry. Some cases of depression are medical illnesses ā a psychiatrist is a medical doctor.
Gotta love Hollywood.
No, I donāt think that every child on Ritalin should be ā from what I have heard, it is way over-prescribed. I donāt agree with everything the medical community says and does (and Iām not going to discuss abortion, because thatās not the topic here; the discussion was about psychiatry).
But that really isnāt Mr. Cruiseās key point. His key point is that most of our mental problems require Scientology to cure them, and that all of psychiatry is dangerous quackery.
Yes. But if we want to be fair and honest, we cannot criticize Tom Cruise simply for being Tom Cruise. If he has some valid points we cannot refute them.
I admit he is probably a bit over the edge in his assessment but modern culture is in serious trouble for seeking quick scientific fixes to spritual problems. He has the wrong belief system but if you replaced Scientology with sacramental Christianity, he would not be far from correct. And if we were to make such a claim, most would condemn the idea as crazy, yet it would still be true.
Iām not even going so far as to refute him ā I donāt even want to listen to him discuss medical conditions.
I donāt listen much to them either but if Iām askedā¦ I have to be prepared to give an answer.Iām not even going so far as to refute him ā I donāt even want to listen to him discuss medical conditions.
Sorry, itās just this thing I have about celebrities thinking that because they are rich/famous/whatever, that they are automatically qualified to speak out on fields such as medicine, and that we should want to listen to them.
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In this caseā¦I may have to disagree with youā¦if you (Tom Cruise) are a kookā¦then any thing you say is suspect.
Actually, I would be worried about a fellow Catholic that said all mental disorders could be cured with vitamins and will power, wouldnāt you. Certain mental disorders should be classified as physical problems as they involve brain chemistry. I would not tell a person with diabeties to neglect to take insulin why would I tell someone like Brooke Shields, who has a hormonal imbalance due to childbirth, that she shouldnāt take medication?
Not far from correct? Isnāt that just a nice way of saying āwrongā?
