English III
Do Now – September 6/7, 2012
Through the colonies’ development in the 1700s (the
Enlightenment we read about for homework), scientific
advances and cultural evolution changed many
people’s perception of God and his role in daily life.
During the Enlightenment, God’s role was often
described as that of a “watchmaker.” In a wellstructured paragraph (minimum six sentences), explain
how this metaphor explains the deistic view of God
that became popular during this time.