Scenarios about 'age of reason'

The Age of Reason, also known as the Enlightenment, was an intellectual movement that dominated European thought during the 17th and 18th centuries. This period emphasized rationality, scientific inquiry, and skepticism toward traditional religious and political authorities, fostering ideals of individual liberty, constitutional government, and religious tolerance that profoundly influenced modern political thought and sparked revolutionary movements. In alternate history scenarios, divergences during this pivotal era often explore how different trajectories of enlightenment thinking might have altered the development of democracy, science, and secularism.