Isaac Newton and John Locke
A) created two antagonistic religious systems of thought.
B) provided inspiration for the Enlightenment by arguing that through rational reasoning and the acquisition of knowledge one could discover natural laws governing all aspects of human society.
C) claimed that mathematics and science would bring about the cure for the evils of society but only very slowly.
D) said the philosophes were the prophets of the future and that their rejection of the scientific revolution was justified.
E) had little influence on the later Enlightenment as they were perceived to be figures of the "old" seventeenth century.

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Isaac Newton and John Locke were both important figures of the Enlightenment, providing inspiration for rational thinking and the pursuit of knowledge. They argued that natural laws govern all aspects of human society and believed in the power of science and mathematics to improve society. Their ideas were influential in shaping Enlightenment thought.