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Originally Posted by GGG
I think you miss my point though. The fact that Stevenson is able to confirm the event described means the information was available for the event described. This means in all cases the subject could have found the details in the same manner that Stevenson did.
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I got your point. I understood it with your first post. I think you are missing the point. The way you are framing this you have to believe that the children he's researched had access to the technology and tools to research and build these detailed narratives. Stevenson did the vast majority of his research before the advent of the Internet and mostly with young children who disclosed these detailed memories without understanding what they meant. There were no familiar connections where the child could cull these details, the events referenced are remote and usually extreme, and the children did not have access to the technical means to research and build these narratives. Stevenson's research literally had him getting in a car and driving to the remote location to verify every detail of the story. How would a young child do this? That's the point and why even the skeptics are left scratching their heads on this stuff and why some admitting their skepticism has turned into full-blown cynicism.