How did scientific rationalism affect governments? Religious leaders demanded more power from governments.
People pushed their governments to fund the work of scientists.
Citizens demanded more of a say in the running of governments.

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Governments built more schools to teach the new scientific theories.

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i believe it would influence their own way of understanding things. it shall be a foundation where they can draw or start an argument.   historians are also  scientists that  have their tools of analysis and expertise to unlock a variety of difficulties such as relationships of man, origin, politics, economy, and culture. based on facts and understanding on these areas, they may shade light to extract ideas and develop options to validate a hypothesis or debunk it.