If that’s your belief, why bother doing anything productive at all like earning a paycheck or learning a skill. What if you’re wrong? What does that cost you?
Just because there's something awful in the future doesn't mean you should throw away the present.
> What if you’re wrong? What does that cost you?
If he's wrong it costs him having raised a child. If on the other hand he's right but assumes he's wrong then it'll cost him having raised a child into a terrible world. It's a tough choice to make.