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At the beginning of Genesis, God had an important mission: to Creation of the world. He could have done it with a breath, a wink, a smile, a thought, or nothing at all. Instead, he creates the world in a way that simultaneously advances one of the most important ideas in the Torah.
God created the world with nine “And God said” – to teach us how important words are. If God creates His world with words, and we are made in His image, then we also create our world with words.
This theme continues in the plague sequence in Exodus. The text often refers to “the Word of God” and “the Word of Moses”—when it could just as easily have said “God” and “Moses.” The Torah does this To convince us that the world is affected by words – and to provide a contrast to Pharaoh, who constantly goes back on his word throughout this sequence.
A person who believes that climate change poses an “existential threat” will abstain from having children. This is exactly what young people decide. (Istock)
The Torah later teaches us that there is nothing theoretical or abstract about this matter. In verse 30, Moses gives the people a message from God. “If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to impose a prohibition upon himself, his word shall not be defiled; according to what proceeds out of his mouth he shall do.” Whether it is committing to an act (a vow) or testifying to the validity of something (an oath), God requires a person to do whatever He says.
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This seriousness of words is reflected in the Hebrew language itself. The Hebrew word for word and thing is the same (Livestock) – reflecting the belief that words, although free and easy to use, are as real and powerful as anything physical.
Fast forward to the contemporary era. In his 2023 State of the Union address, President Biden He said that the “climate crisis” poses an “existential threat.” This is a powerful and urgent set of words that anyone can use – as an “existential threat,” of course, as a threat to our very existence.
The urgent audacity of this statement was not unique. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Secretary of State John Kerry, Vice Presidents Al Gore and Kamala Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and countless others have said the same thing, using the same words.
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But none of them believed what they said.
How do we know? Each of us knows how we will respond to an honest word.”Existential threat“If someone thinks he is going to die unless he takes medicine, he will take medicine. If someone thinks his child is in danger, he will drop everything to run to her. If someone thinks a hurricane is coming, he will do it. Get into his house and get out of City.
Everyone who reacts to what they truly believe is an existential threat will do something personally important – not just talk about it, or tell others what to do.
The above leaders who talk about climate change as an “existential threat” never seem to do anything to act on it. They consume huge amounts of energy in their homes, travel by private plane and eat meat.
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The older generation of people who claim that climate change poses an “existential threat” may not be taking their words seriously.
They quickly move forward into their children's generation. “There is no doubt that the climate crisis is the existential threat of our time,” declares Kathleen Clarke, House Democratic Whip. In 2022, she told NBC about it A child who wakes up with nightmares About climate change. There is nothing unusual about her child.
In 2021, The Lancet Planetary Health published the results of a study of 10,000 people aged 16 to 25 from around the world. The study found that 59% of young people feel “very or extremely” concerned about the climate, and 45% of young people feel so bad about climate change that it affects their “daily life and job performance.”
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And it's not just about their “everyday life.” A widely published 2017 study by Environmental Research Letters measured the increase in an individual's carbon footprint resulting from various activities. An individual could reduce their carbon footprint by 0.25 metric tons by washing clothes in warm water, 0.82 tons if they became a vegetarian, 2.4 tons if they never rode a car – and 58.6 tons if they did not have an additional child.
A report by Morgan Stanley concludes: “Having a child is 7 times worse for the climate in terms of annual carbon dioxide emissions than the following 10 most discussed factors that individuals can do.”
The logic is clear: the person who takes the words seriously – the person who believes climate change poses an “existential threat” – will do so. Abstaining from having children. This is exactly what young people decide.
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The Lancet study showed that 36% of young people are “hesitant to have children” due to climate change. This data is reflected in the Morgan Stanley report: “The movement to not have children due to concerns about climate change is growing and impacting fertility rates faster than any previous trend in fertility decline.”
So the Torah is absolutely right about the words. One may use it in a non-serious way, but it will eventually reveal its all-important essence – to the point where someone who declares the climate an “existential crisis” and goes about business as usual has parented himself. “Very anxious” child. Which the grandchildren do not give him.
