Because things don't go your way doesn't mean god doesn't exist.
I think what he's saying is that it's silly to pray for God to intervene on your behalf, when God did not even intervene for a little boy who (obviously) did nothing to deserve torture.
If God had the ability to intervene, torture of children would be a time he would step up since there is objectively absolutely no benefit to letting a child get tortured. It would be very disrespectful and straight up psycho to suggest God had to let a child get tortured for some hidden benefit because 'God works in mysterious ways'. That type of thinking is similar to how crazy people justify things like human sacrifices and caste systems.
Because things don't go your way doesn't mean god doesn't exist.


