Who has an interest in merging the healing of the paralytic with the teaching on the mountain to make it a uniform event? It is crucial to understand the incentives behind this interpretation.
The miracle can capture attention, but it does not guarantee a homogeneous understanding or a unified acceptance of the doctrinal message.
A gain matrix would reveal diverse reactions: some would seek other signs, others would focus on the doctrine, creating an asymmetry of responses.
For example, a spectacular action by the ECB in the market does not mean that all banks will react in the same way; their individual risk models and constraints regulate their strategies.
The risk of balance is that an excessive focus on the miracle event masks the complexity of adherence to the core message.