This isn't just a story about God, but all things believed in.
Men are never so likely to settle a question rightly as when they discuss it freely.
There was a professor of philosophy there who was a deeply committed atheist. His primary goal for one required class was to spend the entire semester attempting to prove that God couldn't exist. His students were always afraid to argue with him because of his impeccable logic. For twenty years, he had taught this class and no one had ever had the courage to go against him. Nobody would go against him because he had a reputation.