Saac Newton and John Locke A. said the philosophes were the prophets of the future and that their rejection of the scientific revolution was justified. B. provided inspiration for the Enlightenment by arguing that through rational reasoning and the acquisition of knowledge one could discover natural laws governing all aspects of human society. C. had little influence on the later Enlightenment as they were perceived to be figures of the "old" seventeenth century. D. created two antagonistic religious systems of thought.