Enlightenment Influence

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taire and the philosophes found out that there were contradictions to their beliefs in the system of the status quo. They started a new wave of thinking that revolutionized the way the world saw itself. This method was the empirical method; a way of experiencing, observing and determining one’s facts from these findings. This movement created intense desire for individuality. The previous way of thinking was without books and told was through the words of God. Not that it was wrong, it just was not concrete enough for the people to believe. Society was full of corruption and chaos. These philosophes brought the empirical method to life from Christian domination to secularism, allowing people to think for themselves. All the previous information given out as tradition was petty mythology that people had no other choice but to believe. No intellects came up with an explanation until the Age of Reason was introduced. This new wave of thinking gave meaning to life and gave new!
thinking regarding new faiths and ideals. The new thinking greatly affected future generations because it naturally gave a new way of thinking to how humans can live; question everything and use the answers to figure out one’s life.
The Enlightenment was so successful at its inception because there was corruption, turmoil and extreme dissension in society. The church had been in absolute power for so long that it became a money making machine, much like today. That is one negative influence from this era of human history that hits society today. Even though the church does not have all the power, it is still making lavish amounts of money as a large corporation would. When someone is in power for so long, money and corruption cloud the view of the actual goal. When someone comes along and offers a new alternative lifestyle during time of poverty, then people will naturally jump ...