Deathbed Conversions and the Limits of Pascal’s Wager: Scott Adams and the Question of Authentic Faith

Deathbed Conversions and the Limits of Pascal’s Wager: Scott Adams and the Question of Authentic Faith

History is filled with stories of deathbed conversions. Some are reasonably well-attested, others disputed, and still others plainly legendary. Constantine delayed baptism until near death after a life marked by political power and violence. Oscar Wilde is often said to have received Catholic rites at the end of his life, a claim treated cautiously by biographers. Some accounts also suggest that… Source