@ Iqbal you wrote in We have a lot of Khomeinis! But where are our Newtons and Voltaires? Theology was ordered under Philosophy ? and Knowledge of God was placed only a few nodes away from Divination and Black Magic? When and Why? Kuran Abbat. You can find the answer in the same essay: For a society to develop; the prevalent religious inclinations and thought needs to be subject to human reason. Enlightened minds will challenge narrow-mindedness bigotry and fanaticism. Any change should be sparked by the two lines of thought that buttress Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason. The cornerstone of the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason was a civilizing progress of intellectuals in 18th century Europe and the United States, the aim was to restructuring of society and knowledge, in Age of Reason religion was subject to human reason, and not a source of knowledge. It promoted science and rational substitution and opposed superstition, intolerance and abuses by church and state. Enlightenment culminated in the great Encyclopédie (1751–72) edited by Denis Diderot (1713–1784) with contributions by hundreds of leading philosophers(intellectuals) such as Voltaire (1694–1778), Rousseau (1712–1778) and Montesquieu (1689–1755). Historian Robert Darnton argued that the categorization of religion was subject to human reason, and not a source of knowledge. Theology therefore was ordered under Philosophy. Knowledge of God was placed only a few nodes away from Divination and Black Magic. Iqbal Latif Quotes- Unofficial We have a lot of Khomeinis! But where are our Newtons and Voltaires? Excerpts
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