"The incessant search for material comforts and their multiplication is such an evil, and I make bold to say that the Europeans themselves will
have to remodel their outlook if they are not to perish under the weight
of the comfort to which they are becoming slaves."
-- Mohandas K. Gandhi, 20th century
The quote above represents which of the following impacts of the Scientific Revolution that
started in the 16th century and continues to the present day?