In which ESR responds unnecessarily to Scott Adams declaring his intention to convert to Christianity:
This is cowardice. And it’s disappointing. It’s about integrity. I want to believe what’s true rather than what makes me comfortable.
I intend to hold on to mine to the moment of my death.
This isn’t integrity, this is pride. It’s also poor etiquette; if a dying man is reaching for a lifeline, at the very least, hold your tongue and keep your thoughts to yourself.
But the Gamma will always gamma, especially if he happens to be a godless man.
And what do you want to bet that his integrity will not permit him to abandon his faith in evolution even when it has been comprehensively shown to be impossible?