There is an interesting article here concerning the recent death of Scott Adams, creator of the popular “Dilbert” comic series (my second favorite after Calvin & Hobbes). There is some question over his end-of-life conversion to Christianity, whether it was legimitate or not and reigniting debates over the infamous Pascal’s Wager.

“Adams first announced his intention to convert to Christianity in his Jan. 4 installment of Coffee With Scott Adams, the daily live show that gathered thousands of lonely fans around a virtual breakfast table. He framed his choice in openly game-theoretic terms, as a “smart” risk-reward calculation that he hoped would please his Christian friends. If they were right, “I win,” and if not, nothing lost. By his understanding of the “dominant Christian theory,” he would wake up in heaven if he’d had a good life, and he felt confident on that score . . . Christians are right to wish Adams had reached a true understanding of what saving faith really means—not just a string of words repeated like a protective incantation, but an embrace of Christ, the living Word. Whether we “lived a good life or not,” Christ alone saves.“

The approach of death has a way of getting one’s attention.