The Age of Enlightenment has Begun!
Let the Light Bulb Spark
REASON!
Use your reasoning to live your life, practice your religion, and run your government. Follow Thomas Hobbes' steps, listen to John Locke, and strive to be like Voltaire.
Thomas Hobbes
"Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury (5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679), in some older texts Thomas Hobbs of Malmsbury, was an English philosopher, best known today for his work on political philosophy. His 1651 book Leviathan established social contract theory, the foundation of most later Western political philosophy."
"Hobbes's Moral and Political Philosophy". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 11 March2009.
John Locke
"John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism". Considered one of the first of the British empiricists, following the tradition of Sir Francis Bacon, he is equally important to social contract theory."
Hirschmann, Nancy J. Gender, Class, and Freedom in Modern Political Theory Princeton University Press, Princeton, 2009. p. 7
Voltaire
"François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state."
"Voltaire". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
THINK!
Cast aside your great aunt's superstition and use your brain to reason. Do not let the fear of unexplained events take over you and cover you in mindless beliefs.
SCIENCE!
Question the truth and find out how that truth has been established, if it cannot be proven, then strive to look for an absolute objective answer by using your abilities to calculate, theorize, and experimenting.