what were these trees used for?

they were used to build massive hydraulic mining equipment which was used to destroy mountains in the search for gold

I just wanna point out that white people did exactly that, they're called Evangelicals

Not possible, money is the one true god.

Unlike cutting down trees, though, cutting down white people's god is objectively good

Will God forgive us?

A lot of these guys were too (read Settlers)

White Christians have been cutting down old growth trees since before Charlemagne invaded Saxony.

But their god is money.

The way some people can destroy a tree without even thinking about it feels me with so much rage and sadness.

Is that a hypothetical?

Some of those trees were older than the xtian god.