《The Coming of the Fairies》作者：[英] Arthur Conan Doyle【完结】
https://www.dlgyc.com/tupiao/28411705.jpgThisbookcontainsreproductionsofthefamousCottingleyphotographs,andgivesthewholeoftheevidenceinconnectionwiththem.ThediligentreaderisinalmostasgoodapositionasIamtoformajudgmentupontheauthenticityofthepictures.Thisnarrativeisnotaspecialpleaforthatauthenticity,butissimplyacollectionoffactstheinferencesfromwhichmaybeacceptedorrejectedasthereadermaythinkfit.
Iwouldwarnthecritic,however,nottobeledawaybythesophistrythatbecausesomeprofessionaltrickster,aptatthegameofdeception,canproduceasomewhatsimilareffect,thereforetheoriginalswereproducedinthesameway.Therearefewrealitieswhichcannotbeimitated,andtheancientargumentthatbecauseconjurersontheirownpreparedplatesorstagescanproducecertainresults,thereforesimilarresultsobtainedbyuntrainedpeopleundernaturalconditionsarealsofalse,issurelydiscountedbytheintelligentpublic.
Iwouldaddthatthiswholesubjectoftheobjectiveexistenceofasubhumanformoflifehasnothingtodowiththelargerandfarmorevitalquestionofspiritualism.Ishouldbesorryifmyargumentsinfavourofthelattershouldbeinanywayweakenedbymyexpositionofthisverystrangeepisode,whichhasreallynobearinguponthecontinuedexistenceoftheindividual...
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