Toward the finish line of the 1700s, Puritanism in America began to deteriorate. The valuation of reason over faith began to be a more popular way of life due to philosophers such as Voltaire and Rousseau who had little interest in the hereafter, but instead gave credence to the power of reason and science to expedite human progress. During the Age of Reason or Revolutionary Period, mindsets began to change and religion became distinct. A guiding principle in the Age of Reason, initiative, contrasts to a guiding principle in America today, adaptability. Each of these principles promote one’s beliefs in each time period in different ways.
The Age of Reason was a time period when society was changing. The initiative was now to improve human knowledge and expand one’s mind into further reasoning behind life itself. Deism was an example of this. Believing that the universe is orderly and good, God’s objective was happiness of people and the ability to perfect an individual through the use of reason were all main priority beliefs of early Deists such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine. The most crucial point that united some of the early deists was their call for "free …show more content…
The initiative in America today isn’t to improve mankind’s way of thinking, but more to increase the education of America’s history so tragedies that have happened will not be repeated or mocked. As well as America’s adaptability today, during the Age of Reason, adaptability was key in some major events. When the Declaration of Independence was written in 1776, people of the nation had to adjust to a new set of rules and leader due to being newly independent. Initiative is an act or strategy intended to resolve a difficulty or improve a situation. Adaptability is the quality of being able to adjust to new conditions. These words can both be used as guiding principles in both time
The Age of Reason was a time period when society was changing. The initiative was now to improve human knowledge and expand one’s mind into further reasoning behind life itself. Deism was an example of this. Believing that the universe is orderly and good, God’s objective was happiness of people and the ability to perfect an individual through the use of reason were all main priority beliefs of early Deists such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine. The most crucial point that united some of the early deists was their call for "free …show more content…
The initiative in America today isn’t to improve mankind’s way of thinking, but more to increase the education of America’s history so tragedies that have happened will not be repeated or mocked. As well as America’s adaptability today, during the Age of Reason, adaptability was key in some major events. When the Declaration of Independence was written in 1776, people of the nation had to adjust to a new set of rules and leader due to being newly independent. Initiative is an act or strategy intended to resolve a difficulty or improve a situation. Adaptability is the quality of being able to adjust to new conditions. These words can both be used as guiding principles in both time