When finishing the science and religion chapter I found the section about Science and Enlightenment to be most interesting. During the Enlightenment there seemed to be a new level of knowledge which everyone wasn't comfortable with. Large numbers of people believed that the long-term outcome of the revolution would be "enlightenment". If human reason could control the universe, it could uncover ways where humankind could govern itself more effectively.
The Enlightenment was described as "a mans emergence from his self-imposed inability to use one's own understanding without another's guidance' by Immanuel Kant. The age of the Enlightenment also witnessed a reaction against too much reliance on human reason. It was challenged not only by romanticism and religious enthusiasm but also by the continued development of science.
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