After its early settlement, America had been a very theocratic society. Founded essentially by the Puritans, religion played a strong role in the everyday life of early Americans. ... For many years, religion was the basis behind thought in all aspects of life. What these people had was a way of life founded completely on blind faith in religion. ... (Porter, 161-168) As time wore on, many men began looking back to earlier writers and philosophers such as Descartes and Newton. ...

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