What’s the Point of Voting Machines?

"What's the point of voting machines?" asks Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert.

“Does it make things more secure? No, it makes it less secure.”

Does it give you results faster? No, it does not.”

Does it reduce your costs? Obviously not. Paper is pretty cheap.”

“I don’t know of any reason for them other than cheating. And to me, it seems obvious that is the reason.”