Legendary Dilbert cartoonist later turned prolific author later turned podcaster, Scott Adams, died together. Some say he lost his battle with cancer, but to quote the equally legendary Norm Macdonald “it was really more of a draw”. He was ready to go and he was prepared, drafting up a final statement that he gave to his ex-wife to post and then read on his show. Here is the post containing his final statement and a deathbed confession: A Final Message From Scott Adams pic.twitter.com/QKX6b0MFZA — Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) January 13, 2026 FULL TEXT: A Final Message From Scott Adams If you are reading this, things did not go well for me. I have a few things to say before I go. My body failed before my brain. I am of sound mind as I write this, January 1st, 2026. If you wonder about any of my choices for my estate, or anything else, please know I am free of any coercion or inappropriate influence of any sort. I promise. Next, many of my Christian friends have asked me to find Jesus before I go. I’m not a believer, but I have to admit the risk-reward calculation for doing so looks attractive. So, here I go: I accept Jesus Christ as my lord and savior, and I look forward to spending an eternity with him. The part about me not being a believer should be quickly resolved if I wake up in heaven. I won’t need any more convincing than that. And I hope I am still qualified for entry. With your permission, I’d like to explain something about my life. For the first part of my life, I was focused on making myself a worthy husband and parent, as a way to find meaning. That worked. But marriages don’t always last forever, and mine eventually ended, in a highly amicable way. I’m grateful for those years and for the people I came to call my family. Once the marriage unwound, I needed a new focus. A new meaning. And so I donated myself to “the world,” literally speaking the words out loud in my otherwise silent home. From that point on, I looked for ways I could add the most to people’s lives, one way or another. That marked the start of my evolution from Dilbertcartoonist to an author of what I hoped would be useful books. By then, I believed I had amassed enough life lessons that I could start passing them on. I continued making Dilbert comics, of course. As luck would have it, I’m a good writer. My first book in the “useful” genre was How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big. That book turned out to be a huge success, often imitated, and influencing a wide variety of people. I still hear every day how much that book changed lives. My plan to be useful was working. I followed up with my book Win Bigly, that trained an army of citizens how to be more persuasive, which they correctly saw as a minor super power. I know that book changed lives because I hear it often. You’ll probably never know the impact the book had on the world, but I know, and it pleases me while giving me a sense of meaning that is impossible to describe. My next book, Loserthink, tried to teach people how to think better, especially if they were displaying their thinking on social media. That one didn’t put much of a dent in the universe, but I tried. Finally, my book Reframe Your Brain taught readers how to program their own thoughts to make their personal and professional lives better. I was surprised and delighted at how much positive impact that book is having. I also started podcasting a live show called Coffee With Scott Adams, dedicated to helping people think about the world, and their lives, in a more productive way. I didn’t plan it this way, but it ended up helping lots of lonely people find a community that made them feel less lonely. Again, that had great meaning for me. I had an amazing life. I gave it everything I had. If you got any benefits from my work, I’m asking you to pay it forward as best you can. That is the legacy I want. Be useful. And please know I loved you all to the end. Scott Adams Of course the most fascinating part of this is his literal deathbed confession that he left to the very end. He also seemed to adopt Pascal’s Wager more perfectly that I have ever seen or heard anyone else ever doing. In case you’re not familiar with that, Blaise Pascal once reasoned that placing your faith in God/Jesus could really be reduced to four possible outcomes, one which is eternal gain, one which is eternal loss, and then two that are essentially a wash. So, applying strictly logic, “Accepting God” either gives you a wash or Eternal Gain, while “Rejecting God” either gives you a wash or Eternal Loss. The choice in retrospect is simple: I can’t say I’ve ever seen anyone wait until the very last moment and pull a Pascal’s Wager so ardently, even to the point of saying “I’m not a believe, but here goes nothing!” But I’m not here to judge. In fact, I thought this post from someone named Ryan Visconti perfectly summarized the way to process this. Extremely well said Ryan! Scott Adams is a theological case study. “I’m not a believer.” Followed by a Pascal’s Wager -like confession of faith based on the risk / reward. I honestly wonder how Jesus will handle these cases. God knows the heart and He will judge Scott justly. Part of me thinks Jesus… https://t.co/5FnTziQB7Q — Ryan Visconti (@ryanvisconti) January 13, 2026 Scott Adams is a theological case study. “I’m not a believer.” Followed by a Pascal’s Wager -like confession of faith based on the risk / reward. I honestly wonder how Jesus will handle these cases. God knows the heart and He will judge Scott justly. Part of me thinks Jesus could look at Scott and say, “my name isn’t a lucky rabbits foot to cover your bases in the final moments.” In some ways, Scott’s statement reminds me of the guy who’ll tell a girl he loves her so she’ll sleep with him (using someone through disingenuous devotion). Romans 10:9 states it’s not just confessing Jesus publicly, but believing in your heart that God raised him from the dead which brings salvation. Did Scott believe in his heart? He seems to have implied he didn’t. So I don’t know. But maybe he meant he didn’t up till the moment of his declaration. I believe his statement could be equated to a Mark 9:24 “I do believe, help my I belief” declaration which I believe Jesus would respond graciously to. Part of me worries for Scott, but another part of me has a strong sense that God’s mercy & grace will be far more extensive than we realize. The majority of people who end up in hell will TRULY have no excuse. I’m very hopeful to meet Scott in heaven someday and I trust in Jesus’ perfect judgement. Love to know what you think! RELATED REPORT: Scott Adams Says He Will Be Converting to Christianity: “I’ve still got time!” Drop your thoughts below in the comments!