Na not at all, you'll find that rational thought was well underway, a simple study of Thomas Aquinas will proof this plus science was also long underway before the reformation and the enlightenment, but what the enlightenment did was to separate it and made it into force of its own, as the CC had its own concept, the Reformation produced another concept of doing things and Enlightenment came out with yet a different concept altogether away from religion.
That's not accurate.
Before the reformation scientists who contradicted some prevailing church doctrine were quite often severely dealt with. This is a fact of history. I'm not going it because it is out there for all to see.
We still see some overhangs of this with science that deals with aspects of evolution - and not only biological evolution.
Science as a "force of its own" was as essential as the separation of state and church was.
The reformation did have some negative aspects - it was the product of humans so that is not surprising.
You seem to focus only on the negative.
Sure, there was scientific progress prior to the reformation especially if it didn't contradict church teachings, but not as prolific as was the case leading from the reformation when science became free of church control.
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