Enlightenment is man's release from immaturity that we have created for ourselves. Immaturity is the inability to reason for our
selves without the guidance from another. This need for guidance is self-created, not because of our lack of reason, but because of our lack of bravery to use that reason on our own. The motto of the Enlightenment is this: Have courage to use your own understanding! According to Kant, what did the Enlightenment encourage people to do? Be careful and cautious. Think for themselves. Rely on past ideas and principles. Follow decisions made by others.
The Enlightenment was a movement that emerged in France in the 17th century that easily spread throughout Europe. this movement tinah as premise bases the fact that every human being is a rational being and endowed with an admirable intellectual capacity.
For this reason, Enlightenment thinkers advocated the use of reason and reasoning itself, based on proven facts to solve the problems of society; always encouraging people to think for themselves and to seek knowledge that would give the right basis for reasoning
The Anabaptists are radical Protestants (Like the Amish in US), considered a threat to local governments and other religious groups such as Protestants and Catholics. They are different from other protestants because they believe in the separation of church and the State.
