Deters

Faith lets you try the impossible. Doubt, however, deters you even from the possible.

Giraffes have pretty strong body odor that deters mosquitos.

"Frank, you probably don't believe in God, because God being like a person deters you." "Don, you mean God may be impersonal?" "Sort of like wind, light, and space. God may be this whole universe, even."

Even as COVID-19 abates, the threat of crime deters commerce.