In order to discuss the statement "Because the environment is fragile and natural resources are finite, ultimately economic growth must come to an end" requires an initial assumption that all economic growth will ultimately be rely on natural resources. If this were to be true, then perhaps one can postulate that all economic growth would ultimately end as well. However, with human ingenuity comes creation of resources that can create sustainable outcomes long after any natural resource might end. Clearly there are some industries that are solely dependent on a certain natural resource to maintain themselves or to grow. However there are many others that while they have been dependent on a certain natural resource. They have found ways to become self-sufficient and no longer rely on said resource. An example can be the automobile industry, for decades all cars have needed fuel / oil to operate and as such the automobile economics has depended on the existence and availability of oil. Knowing that this natural resource is also finite and will ultimately end, automobile companies began to look for other ways to sustain this economy. The result has been cars that now either produce their own energy through the use of kinetic energy and motion, or utilize electricity which is now also produced by ways of wind, sun, and other methods instead of what one day used to be only coal. Therefore, I believe while at face value the statement could be true, with ingenuity it can become a null and void statement to continue the growth of economies. what would you respond to this?