Question

How did Europeans' views of the universe as a large machine change how people viewed government?

People believed that government also operated like a machine, and that individuals only needed reason to determine how to govern themselves.
People believed that government also operated like a machine, and mechanics could determine how to fix government.
The two ideas were not connected by Europeans during the Scientific Revolution.
People believed if they could determine how the universe operated, they could apply the same laws to government.
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