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Writers during the Enlightenment assumed that science, beginning in the late 1600s with [[Isaac Newton]], could be duplicated in other fields through a systematic and logical approach. Some of the "enlightened" authors of the period even rejected and criticized Christianity. Many were [[deists]]. Enlightenment philosophy took root in England, France and the American colonies, where it provided the intellectual foundations of the [[American Revolution]].
Writers during the Enlightenment assumed that science, beginning in the late 1600s with [[Isaac Newton]], could be duplicated in other fields through a systematic and logical approach. Some of the "enlightened" authors of the period even rejected and criticized Christianity. Many were [[deists]]. Enlightenment philosophy took root in England, France and the American colonies, where it provided the intellectual foundations of the [[American Revolution]].
According to researcher Rodney Stark, the 'The “Enlightenment” [was] conceived initially as a propaganda ploy by [[militant atheism|militant atheists]] and [[humanism|humanists]] who attempted to claim credit for the rise of [[natural science|science]] [through promulgating] the falsehood that science required the defeat of [[religion]].'<ref>Stark, Rodney, "For The Glory of God:
How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-hunts and the End of Slavery", Princeton University Press, 2003, p.123, quoted in Williams, Alex, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/images/pdfs/tj/j18_2/j18_2_49-52.pdf The biblical origins of science], ''Journal of Creation'' 18(2):50, 2004.</ref>
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