Right, it is directly the "argument by precedent" fallacy. It has happened that way before, therefore it always will! (Waking up in the morning, for instance..

Right, it is directly the "argument by precedent" fallacy. It has happened that way before, therefore it always will! (Waking up in the morning, for instance...) The same exact thing happened with "The Limits of Growth", written during the 60's (MIT group). Bad assumptions, scenario didn't happen. That's not to say there aren't problems, but the global war that's likely about to start will set population back a fair bit I think. That's a much more immediate and real concern than hypothetical future deforestation. On a happier note, the wood producers replant a whole bunch of trees after harvest. It's not like the forests are actually "vanishing" in first-world countries.