Oh, forgot to mention my thoughts about Newton and the Enlightenment!
Witches and wizards working with some leading figures in the Enlightenment to hide magic as superstition would likely also have been a subtle form of revenge against some of the wizarding world's enemies.
The Enlightenment also derided religion as superstition, criticised the corruption in many organised religions, and began to work against the divine right of kings, the aristocracy's right to rule, and to advocate for the rights of man and the rule of law. All of this together began to limit the powers of the ruling class and the church.*
Which would be an excellent slow revenge against the sort of superstitions, fanatics, and politicians who made the Secrecy necessary.
*Yes, this is extremely oversimplified, but I don't want to write a huge essay on it. ::g::
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Date: 2011-09-05 05:17 pm (UTC)Witches and wizards working with some leading figures in the Enlightenment to hide magic as superstition would likely also have been a subtle form of revenge against some of the wizarding world's enemies.
The Enlightenment also derided religion as superstition, criticised the corruption in many organised religions, and began to work against the divine right of kings, the aristocracy's right to rule, and to advocate for the rights of man and the rule of law. All of this together began to limit the powers of the ruling class and the church.*
Which would be an excellent slow revenge against the sort of superstitions, fanatics, and politicians who made the Secrecy necessary.
*Yes, this is extremely oversimplified, but I don't want to write a huge essay on it. ::g::