What did critics of the Enlightenment find so dangerous about the new intellectual movement?
A) Its proponents encouraged amateur scientific exploration, which led to dangers such as unlicensed surgeons and pharmacists.
B) Its proponents actively supported lower-class revolt against factory owners and wealthy elites.
C) Its proponents discouraged formal education by placing enormous value on the self-taught individual.
D) Its proponents subjected everything to criticism and challenged both political and religious authority.

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Critics of the Enlightenment found its tendency to subject everything, including political and religious authority, to criticism and challenge particularly dangerous. This questioning of established norms and authorities threatened the existing social and political order.

What Did Critics of the Enlightenment Find So Dangerous About