The myth is that scientists are courageous loners who are willing to die for the truth.
Organized religion is ipso facto opposed to intellectual freedom and the freedom of truth.
Organized religion is the enemy. When heave comes to shove, organized religion will kill the courageous scientist. Hefner sighs over this predominant morality play. I don't know where Hefner learned his world and American history, but that ain't the way I heard it. The lesson of the Scopes trial was that the courts didn't want to deal with this hot potato, and were delighted to reverse Scopes' conviction on a technicality.