I think being Sternberged means going from being a third-rate scientist in a clerical position at NIH with a hobby of indulging, and possibly sharing, Creationists' fantasies, to being wined and dined by Fox
news and Coral Ridge Ministries, flown around by the
DI, giving lectures to fundies and interviews for hefty fees, and possibly getting a do-nothing
job for life at some Christian college. Not a bad
deal if you're into that kind of stuff.