­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­According to the article, The Enlightenment in Europe and the Americas.  The author stated about the quarrel between “ancients and moderns that old ideas or new ones were likely to prove superior to any alternatives” (page 1). Unlike both ancient or the modern age, many people will embrace either the ancient nor the modern or most likely prove superior to any alternatives. I believe that modernity brought civilization and advancement into mankind.

Unlike Enlightenment, The Enlightenment is often compared and related to the modern age. Both movements were about knowledge and learning, but the Revival ­­­was about learning from the past and gaining knowledge from those who came before. The Enlightenment was an attempt to break free from the past and move forward. In addition, Enlightenment upheld the important of freedom, sovereignty, political, social and intellectual exploration to mankind.

However, in the article, deists argued that god does not interfere directly with the nature or human action. But it is to believe that God has created the universe but remain apart from it and permit his creator mankind to be responsible. Human being and Deism may embrace or argued about god and the nature but the truth remains the truth, everyone should rely on their own belief and authority given to god rather than believing others assumptions. Imagine the world without Enlightenment, In the contemporary life we are living today, the legacy of the Enlightenment has been of enormous consequence for the modern world. On the other hand, the legacy of the Enlightenment has fail us, In the Arab world enlightenment has caught up with politics in Egypt and Tunisia. In American today, the legacy of Enlightenment has doomed us. In the present day, morals, cultural habits, and norms have been disregarded. it seems the world is headed for tougher times. Unemployment rates are increasing each and every day across the world.

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