Belief in Progress
- The first effect was a belief in progress
- Galileo and Newton discovered the key for unlocking the mysteries of nature in the 1500s and 1600s
- The door thus opened, the growth of scientific knowledge seemed to quicken in 1700s
- Scientists made key discovers in chemistry, physics, biology, and mechanics
- Successes of the scientific revolution gave people the confidence that human reason couldn't solve social problems
- Philosophes and reformers urged and end to the practice of slavery and argued for greater social equality, as well as a more democratic style of government