Throughout history many people have changed society with their ideas and actions. Two philosophers whose ideas and actions changed society are Voltaire and John Lock. Martin Luther and Galileo also changed society. John Lock and Voltaire both fought for basic human rights. Voltaire fought for basic religious freedom. He claimed that if god created the Catholic religion and god loves all people, then why does the Catholic religion have the right to torment other religions. …showed first 75 words of 403 total…

…showed last 75 words of 403 total…it. As a result of this, Galileo was put on trial. Both Martin Luther and Galileo spoke against the church. They changed and influenced the future of society because now people began speaking against the church or a major authority.         So, as you can see from this essay, the thoughts of John Lock and Voltaire are very similar to those of Martin Luther and Galileo. All four of these people spoke against a major power.