>Earth only has finite resources Not quite true. For example, there may be finite amounts of, say, wood (at a given point...), but there may be infinitely thin

>Earth only has finite resources Not quite true. For example, there may be finite amounts of, say, wood (at a given point...), but there may be infinitely things of increasing value possible to be made out of wood as tech and knowledge increases. So finite inputs does not imply finite outputs. As long as value can be added, even to recycled things, then the overall value can increase without (necessary) bound. We've seen over history ample evidence of increasing value possible from the same inputs. If/when some resources become scarce, making recycling of those resources important, we may conceivably reach the ability to recycle and increase value each round. At least until the end of the universe :) At any rate, no matter how you slice it, there is still vast room for economies to grow for the long term foreseeable future.