Rationalism Literature project

1. The Puritans and the Rationalists differed mainly because the rationalist believed in science versus the puritans belief in God. The puritans believed God made things and that it shouldn't be questioned. The Rationalist wanted to find other reasons that things were the way they were by using Math and Science. Abortion could be an example of what the puritans would think is wrong. Cloning would be an example of something the rationalists would agree with.

2. Read the excerpt..

3.What makes Ben Franklin a rationalist is simple. Ben Franklin was a self taught scientist who disputed religion and was sought to be an atheist. He made a list of 13 virtues.this shows hes a rationalist because puritans would consult god about their problems versus Ben Franklin writing it down and fixing each problem one at a time...this kind of relates to science because scientists usually write down things and let them go through a series of tests.he judged his problems and sought to make it better.
By making a list it kind of shows how he felt he could change things himself. He knew he didnt have to consult God about every thing. This of course would have angered the Puritans because it insulted their beliefs.



4. My 13 Virtues
1. Attitude: Be nice to those surrounding me.
2. Silence: Speak when spoken to..or only when needed
3.Food Intake- Eat Healthy and alot less
4. Trouble- Stay out of it
5. Education- Learn more and quit wasting it
6. Valuables- Treat my valuables as i treat myself
7. Honesty- Always be honest
8. Emotions- Quit disquising and hiding my thoughts.
9. Nature- Go outside more
10. Family- visit my family more
11. Money- make more of it
12. Judgment-Stop worrying about people's thought and stop judging them.
13. Time- make more of it

5. "all men are created equal" That would be a rationalist thought but not to puritans whom believed that God only chose those to have certain abilities. "that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" The puritans would certainly disagree with this statement being that they thought God only wanted some people to be happy and free while he chose others to suffer for their disbelief in him. "That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it"The puritans would have thought that God would deal with things like that and the people didnt have the right to change things."