Talk:Scott Adams

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I hate to make a major change to an article without asking first, so I figured I'd put this out there.

I have found no evidence of any kind linking Scott to the Louisville Courier-Journal, and I find it incredibly hard to believe that he "works" there, as he lives in Northern California. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by T rudebeck (talk • contribs) .

I find it funny that his engagement is announced in the paragraph about debilitating health problems. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.142.130.12 (talk • contribs) .

My addition of 'Cow-orker' was removed because Scott did not 'coin' it. The same could be said of 'Induhvidual', since that was the result of a contest in the DNRC... but I'm not so nit-picky as to want to remove it. I vote cow-orker be re-added to the list.--Fracture98 20:52, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm the one who deleted it. "Induhvidual" was at least coined by a fan (though I didn't know that, and might have deleted it). "Cow-orker" had nothing to do with Adams until someone brought it to his attention. If the lead-in were changed to include slang Adams had popularized, I'd be okay with putting it back in. Jerry Kindall 05:23, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

All right, did Adams really coin "sensory deprivation chamber"? Somehow I doubt that very much. Baleeted. Jerry Kindall 07:40, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 TV Healers 2 TV Appearences 3 Pam 4 Atheist 5 Misc 6 Scientific work

[edit] TV Healers

Apparently he talks about them often, such as in the book, The Way of the Weasle, and his non-dilbert book, God's Debries. Here is an exert from the free book, "“Okay, what about those televangelists who heal people on TV? Those people look healed to me. Is that fake?” The old man just laughed. I laughed too." - 68.228.33.74 01:51, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

I don't see photograph of Scot Adams , can you upload one ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.252.74.48 (talk) 18:52, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] TV Appearences

This section should be expanded (slightly bigger?). It should at the least include the Newsradio episode where he made a guest cameo.

[edit] Pam

There's a lot that we could add here, but my number one question is: who's Pam? I know it's none of our business but he's dedicated practically every book to her. I'm assuming that she was his last girlfriend until around 2003 or so but I'm not sure.

[edit] Atheist

Someone should categorize Adams as an atheist. Check his recent blog entries if you need proof. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 199.111.244.89 (talk) 22:28, 31 January 2007 (UTC).

I've read no blog entries categorizing him as an atheist. Perhaps you could provide a link? '''<font color="FF0066">Lʋ<font color="990066">k<font color="9900CC">sʋ<font color="6600CC">h''' 08:59, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

He has said many times he believes in Spinoza's version of God. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Heitz669 (talk • contribs) 20:51, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Then he's a pantheist, not an atheist. You still need a source, though. Reinis^talk 17:38, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

He states plainly and repeatedly in Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain!: Cartoonist Ignores Helpful Advice (from his blog) that he does not believe in god and that he is "godless" (e.g., see the entry on the "Pragmatic (political) Party"). I'm not sure he explicitly describes himself as an atheist but by non-Wikipedian standards it's a clear statement. JJL (talk) 03:08, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Misc

I found the following articles to have interesting background about Scott. If someone is interested, they could use some of the details for his wikipedia entry.

AT WORK WITH: Scott Adams; Yes, Dilbert's Dad Has a Cubicle of His Own
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE1D91031F936A15752C0A963958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2

How to Make a Comic Strip
http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/06/how_to_make_a_c.html  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.175.229.3 (talk) 20:43, 7 January 2008 (UTC) 

[edit] Scientific work

Why doesn't this article mention his scientific work, like the expansion theory in physics or his activity as an intelligent design theorist? Reinis^talk 17:40, 10 February 2008 (UTC)