Impact of the Enlightenment or the Age of Reason in America During the late 1600s scientists, such as, Isaac Newton and writers, such as, John Locke changed the way of life, for not only Europeans, but Americans as well. A huge paradigm shift occurred; from God being the center of everyone’s lives to reasoning and science. These ideas rapidly spread across America, compared to Europe. The start of the change in America occurred when religious leaders started recognizing the similarities between their religions rather than their differences. The spread of science and reasoning soon spread to the doubt of the divinity of Christ, even to ministers. This new reliance on science led to the growth and progress of human kind. Not only did the
