WHY ARE WE STILL IN THE DARK?

What Was the Enlightenment?
The Enlightenment has been defined in many different ways, but at its broadest was a philosophical, intellectual and cultural movement of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It stressed reason, logic, criticism and freedom of thought over dogma, blind faith and superstition. Logic wasn't a new invention, having been used by the ancient Greeks, but it was now included in a worldview which argued that empirical observation and the examination of human life could reveal the truth behind human society and self, as well as the universe. All were deemed to be rational and understandable. The Enlightenment held that there could be a science of man, and that the history of mankind was one of progress, which could be continued with the right thinking.

Consequently, the Enlightenment also argued that human life and character could be improved through the use of education and reason.

http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/theenlightenmen1/tp/enlightenmentthinkers...

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[puckf17]

"There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness."

— George Washington

[Zentz29]

Yep, this is exactly why our founders (in the U.S.) started a secular government.

[randalusa]

Too bad the movie completely misrepresents the actual trial, kind of like Marxist phonies masquerading as news reporters and the gullible liberal professors who believe them teach a lie that any part of evolution could be called actual science. In fact, the theory has been repeatedly shown BY SCIENCE to be a fraud, a physical impossibility.

[BatMak23]

@SuperPatrick777 Agreed. I'm not sure what they're saying.

[Obasiliasfilosofos]

inherit the wind is very loosely based upon the real trial, The town of Dayton is not accurately depicted nor is Mr scopes , Mr scopes was not arrested and forced into a jail house nor where there any mobs whipped up against him, The real Mr scopes had been recruited by the aclu & the town council to voluntarily get himself arrested in order to challenge the butler law, The town council hoped it would draw publicity to boost their ailing economy & bring national attention to Dayton.

[SuperPatrick777]

@Zentz29 what are you talking about

[Zentz29]

@SuperPatrick777 lolz

The only way in which we are a "christian nation" is the fact that most people here are christians. So we're also a female nation.

[SuperPatrick777]

@Zentz29

 with a judeo / Christian framework

[cyberyanmar]

nobody can strangle hundreds of people at the same time as tracy

[hippiegirl58]

Thank you so much for uploading my favorite scene from my favorite movie.