Enlightened, or NOT!
Can you decide which idea had its roots in the Age of Enlightenment?
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Topics of this game:
- "The geocentric view of the earth just might be wrong!"
- "The congregation will get confused if there is more than one way to read the Bible!"
- "If we sail west rather than east, we can get to China!"
- "If we convert the native peoples here in Brazil, they will be civilized and improve their lives."
- Creating books on a printing press will make them worthless because they won't be special anymore!"
- Human beings must become better: more advanced, more intelligent, more technical no matter the cost.
- "I was born to be the King!"
- Jurisprudence and the rule of law is better than absolute monarchy.
- Asking merchants to pay a fee at the border of a country to do business in its borders is a terrific idea. Let's do it! In fact, let's make a law that says you HAVE to pay to trade in our borders.
- The Republic of Letters is a discussion between thinkers, all hand-written.
- Cogito Ergo Sum
- "If we allow the public to read books, it could destroy our much-cherished, ancient traditions!"
- When we are born, we are a blank slate and we will learn as we grow and experience the world.
- Living the unhealthy, hustle-and-bustle life of a city dweller is not practical.
- You can think whatever you want, just don't act on it!
- King Henry VIII creates a new state religion called the Anglican Church, and all ideas from the Catholic Church are banned.
- Romanticized view of past heroes - making them super-human is the way to go!!
- Mechanical philosophy
- Natural Philosophy
- Keeping government "in check"
- All ideas are subject to doubt.
- Considering supporting an idea that is out-of-the-ordinary, even though it could turn out to be wrong!
- If you want a good education, you need to become a priest or nun.
- Supply and demand
- Believe what I say, or else!
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