The founding fathers rejected the divine right of kings theory because they believed in the principle of popular sovereignty, which means that the power of the government ultimately comes from the people. They believed that people should be able to choose their own leaders and that those leaders should be accountable to the people. The divine right of kings theory, on the other hand, asserted that rulers were chosen by God and that they had absolute power over their subjects, which the founding fathers believed to be incompatible with the principles of democracy. Additionally, the founding fathers were inspired by the ideas of the Enlightenment, which emphasized reason, individualism, and liberty, and rejected the idea of absolute monarchy as outdated and tyrannical.
