Tag Archives: Deism

The Enlightenment Effect on Government

The Enlightenment caused people to question all aspects of life. It is best said by Kant “Dare to know! Have the courage to use your own intelligence!” This new passion and view on life was catching on fast. People began to question everything in an effort to have a better understanding of all things in […]

Book Review: The Universe Next Door by James W. Sire

Sire explained the basics of research in a short, easy to understand language. This fourth edition, published by InterVarsity Press in 2004, refines the definition of the world itself, incorporating Siri’s thought and teaching over three decades. It shows its continued growth and increased demand for this vital information. The Universe Next Door has been […]

Driving Ideas of the Philosophes Movement.

Philosophers were a group of 18th-century French Enlightenment thinkers who believed in three central ideas: progress, Deism, and tolerance. Philosophers to progress; they wanted to understand the world around them and overcome social injustices. Deism, while being a reasonable religion and recognizing that science and nature are completely different, also has another idea. favored in […]

Enlightenment Thinkers

At the core of the Enlightenment was philosophy, and using reason and logic to determine truth and expose religious corruption and the manipulation power it possesses. Science and art were the most powerful tools utilized by the Philosophers in their various unique, but similar goals. The means to progress and productivity use their tools to […]