... of the Enlightenment was one of change "specifically change which went against the previous teachings of the Catholic Church. Such change is apparent in the ideas, questions, and philosophies of the time, in the study of science, and throughout the monarchial system. Previously, the Catholic Church had professed to the entire medieval world that faith in God was absolute. Indeed, the ... the Church's word be taken on faith. The idea that the physical world could be understood through the use of empiricism "analytical thought "was also introduced. René Descartes even began to doubt his ...

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