How did the development of knowledge during the Scientific Revolution influence political thought in the Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was brought about by the scientist that were not afraid to Question authority. The intellectual movement that occurred due to the scientific saw the appearance of a new religion that did not focus its basis on the bible but on nature. ... The Enlightenment believed that every man had certain natural rights given to him by the creator and nobody could deny those rights. Many very political thinkers came out of the Enlightenment, which were called philosophies. These people attempted to apply the scientific method to all society to help people conform to natural laws.