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I didn't. I thought the enlightenment was more of a move away from superstition and toward reason, but never once did I think it addressed capitalism. I also don't remember ever thinking it was any sort of absolute movement. I mean shit, look around five minutes, we have never had a reason to think society is based on science. It's based on competing human impulses, just so happens that greed is a heavyweight champ in that ring.