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Enlightenment Vs Religion

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Enlightenment describes the thoughts using letters for the European and American nation. This was during the French revolution. The letters used to narrate their era of darkness in terms of beliefs and perception. The use of science, reason and humanity to describe life other than the religion were as a source of dark perceptions. Philosophers doubted their value and principle due to the discovery of scientific perspectives. This brought about cultural relativism through the exploration and identifying other existing nations in the world. The human rationale based on the intellectual level during reasoning. For instance, Graham Newton discovered the gravity of the universe through the apple that fell from the tree. The unravelling of God’s nature and function has been an ambition of human philosophers (Hampson, 1990). During the 18th Century, Locke believed that proper education can be gathered through information as well as observation. This incoherently guided by the ability to use the reasoning power. The authoritative …show more content…

Theories evolved that comprehensively elaborate believes led to the emerging religious cults such as scientists and atheists. The scientists believe that everything has a plausible explanation to its existence while atheists’ bear no believes in any Superior being. There practices that involve satanic practices such as blood sacrifices for wealth and fortune contain dark taboos and believes. Individual creates their own set of personal rules to follow so as to live in a divine way and please the gods hence retain their favor. This principles and virtues retain upright behavior of the people in the community. Lastly, ritual practices form a cultural identity for an ethnic group. These enables the world to know the existence of different group and their mythical aspects hence appreciate them through theological and historical studies (Hiebert

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