Question

How did humanism contribute to the Scientific Revolution?

Humanism was embraced by the Catholic Church, which sponsored humanist scientists.
Humanism inspired the idea that knowledge could be gained through the evidence provided by human senses and reasoning.
Humanism cast doubt on Christian beliefs, inspiring many Christians to use scientific research to prove their faith.
The Church's persecution of humanists inspired a backlash that became the Scientific Revolution.

Answer 1

One of the main ways in which humanism contributed to the Scientific Revolution was that "Humanism inspired the idea that knowledge could be gained through the evidence provided by human senses and reasoning," since the point of Scientific Revolution was to call into question the "blind faith" that had dominated human inquiry for thousands of years.