How are Isaac Newton's and John Locke's contributions to the Enlightenment best described?
A) They created two antagonistic religious systems of thought that split the movement in half.
B) They 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) They claimed that mathematics and science would bring about the cure for the evils of society but only very slowly.
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