The apparent condition of the child as described would indicate that it is likely in need of immediate attention. If there was no immediate threat, then talking to the child would be the first step to see if the child is responsive. However, given the presence of a weapon and a person in possession of it, the first step would be to eliminate that as a potential threat. Only after that can any further action reasonably be taken.If you didn't see the incident, taking out immediate response but theorizing instead, would there be a reason to assume the child was in danger or are you just going off human immediate response?
Once while walking to class I noticed a man laying on the sidewalk as if he had fallen and passed out. One does not see adults laying immobile across a sidewalk impeding passage everyday. It is reasonable to assume an emergency situation given such scanty information until further information is determined. One thing that I immediately noticed and that raised anger in me was that people walking by were looking but making no effort to help. I decided I would find out if help was needed. When I got up to the man, I immediately saw the open manhole he was looking down. I could not see it from my initial perspective. The man and another down the manhole were working on repairs.
People seem to find almost any reason to claim prayer was answered. I think @PureX gave the best answer to this.If relating this to god, do you think people can theorize the reason behind why they believe one synchronized event and two other ones they experience, although personal, is evidence that god, say, answered a prayer?
I am not sure I understand. Are you contrasting instinct with learned behavior to make a determination about the meaning people apply to conclude the existence of God?It's more questioning whether one would look at the facts of an godly experience or accept the experiences, feelings, and thoughts as an immediate response of human nature (if that be so?). I know many of us on any topic would have cognitive dissonance to theorize before making an conclusion but I don't know if that's something people take into consideration.
Personally, I like scenarios like yours to stimulate thinking, but I may be too dense to follow what you are trying to reveal.