it affected religion because some of the thinkers like Rousseau believed in democracy and freedom of religion, and that's how many religions spread.
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A central idea of the Enlightenment was that the truth could be discovered through reason. This led many people to become skeptical about the supernatural.
During the enlightenment governments and churches tried to stop spread enlightenment ideas
The transmission of Enlightenment ideas to Greek thought influenced the development of a national consciousness.
Religion and ideas, mainly
more educated
Consent of the governed, spread by john Locke