Dilbert creator Scott Adams, famous among free-thinking Americans for his post-comic strip career where he entered into philosophy and politics on a daily live stream, announced his conversion to Christianity as he count down his remaining days at the age of 68. Adams shared a prostate cancer diagnosis in May of 2025.
Following Adams’ cancer diagnosis, he admitted on the popular podcast that he was strongly considering euthanaisa, as he didn’t want to go through treatment and decline slowly. Convinced in part by his own will and the love and support of his vast community, Adams instead powered on. He received chemotherapy, all the while hosting his show.
Now, nearly a year later and accepting that the advanced cancer, which has metastasized in his bones, the proponent of simulation theory shocked everyone that on his proverbial deathbed he would be converting to Christianity. He admitted during a livestream that it took some serious internal debates to arrive at this decision.
“Whenever I talk about this simulation, and especially when I talk about my own impending death, many of my Christian friends and Christian followers say to me, Scott, you still have time. You should convert to Christianity, and I usually just let that sit, because that’s not an argument I want to have,” Adams said on camera to his audience.
“I’ve not been a believer, but I also have respect for any Christian who goes out of their way to try to convert me, because how would I believe you believe your own religion if you’re not trying to convert me. So I have great respect for people who care enough that they want me to convert and then go out of their way to try to convince me,” he continued.
Adams then engaged in some philosophical debate surrounding the notion of Pascal’s Wager. In short, there is a quadrant with two rows and two columns. The rows and columns can be seen as hypothesizing outcomes of both believing or not believing in God and the existence or not of an afterlife. Ultimately, the famous game theory concludes that believing in God makes the most sense as there is only upside and not believing in God does not make sense as there is only downside.
“So you’re going to hear for the first time today that it is my plan to convert. So I still have time, but my understanding is you’re never too late. And on top of that, any skepticism I have about reality would certainly be instantly answered if I wake up at heaven,” he said of his skepticism and how it would play out.
Adams added: “I do believe that the dominant Christian theory is that I was I would wake up in heaven if I have a good life. Yeah, I don’t necessarily have to state something in advance. And so to my Christian friends, yes, it’s coming. So you don’t need to talk me into it.’
“I am now convinced that the risk reward is completely smart. If it turns out that there’s nothing there, I’ve lost nothing, but I’ve respected your wishes, and I like doing that. If it turns out there is something there, and the Christian model is the closest to it, I win. So with your permission, I promise you that I will, I will convert,” he concluded in both the clip and on his rational approach.
Watch Adams announce this huge moment below:
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