The one you described sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy, to be honest.
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Not really, the age is the big deal. The Chinese adoption system, plus the sheer number of children available, make his accuracy significant. Children are assigned to Americans, not chosen by the parents.
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So a vague man comes up to you with a vague statement, implants the possibility of adoption in your parents from a foreign country, and your parents then go to a foreign country and adopt. > People are psychologically malleable. The baby was handed in at a fire station five days following the day that event occurred? > No evidence towards the baby being born five days prior to that.
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Edited by Progo: 1/15/2014 5:23:27 PM[quote]So a vague man comes up to you with a vague statement, implants the possibility of adoption in your parents from a foreign country, and your parents then go to a foreign country and adopt. [/quote] They were already considering it, the only limiter was the expense. [quote]> No evidence towards the baby being born five days prior to that. [/quote] The police/social workers wrote on her file that she appeared to be 3-5 days old, not freshly born. Yes, there is room for coincidence, but it's such a small chance that other explanations have standing. You don't have to believe in it, it's just the example I'm giving as to why I think it exists. I honestly would expect most people to consider it unless it happened to them personally.