A More Secular Outlook
- A second outcome was the rise of a more secular, or non-religious outlook
- People began to question openly their religious beliefs and the teachings of the church
- People accepted the mysteries of the universe as the workings of god
- Newton himself was a deeply religious man, he sought to reveal god's majesty through his work
- Voltaire and other critics attacked some of the beliefs and practices of organized Christianity
- The people wanted to rid religious faith of superstition and fear and promote tolerance of all regions