The intellectual, social and religious effects of the Scientific Revolution on the West.

Europe went on through different changes in society from 1450-1750; many factors surrounding it made impacts on it. As time goes on revolutions, occur because there is always change. Nothing can stay the same forever and with this there is always a cause and effect. When the Scientific Revolution came across the West it made changes and affected Europe as a whole, socially, intellectually, and religiously. Among all the other events that took place from 1450…

…lacked scientific explanation. Many other factors were argued against the church because scientists belived they were getting closer to a conclusion. The intellectual, social and religious effects of the Scientific Revolution had a big impact on the West. With this new wave of change, the church was being challenged. With the advent of the printing press, literacy was being encouraged. People could read religious as well as scientific texts and come to their own conclusions.