Abstract
In his Essays about Moral and Political issues in 1742, David Hume asserts 'In all ages of the world, priests have been enemies of liberty.' Indeed, for centuries, the main source of truth have been the study of sacred texts i.e. theology, so that almost all the powers remained in the hands of religious authorities who used to have the monopoly to define what was good, true, accurate, and what was not. Nevertheless, western societies progressively freed themselves from dogmas and churches: this particular moment of History fits with the coincidence of two phenomena, in fields as diverse as politics and science. Indeed, 16th and 17th centuries saw the development of Absolutism and Scientific Revolution, as it has been named years after. Yet correlation does not mean causality. What is the inner link that connects together these two entities?
