Blog Deep Dive with Sherlock Holmes, Fairies, and the Devil Baby of Hull House

·      He had a lot of mistakes and his failure was that he did not do a good investigation. And he assigned another individual to conduct the on-site inquiry. He conducted his own thorough investigation but erroneously misunderstood the evidence. He also allowed personal bias, and we can consider this as another mistake.

 

·      Conan Doyle’s main reason for believing in fairies was that he lost people from his family in World War I, so he had his own experience with pain. At the same time the stories that were told by women were all of a sad and tragic nature, and all of them had suffered calamities in this life because of men or the loss of their men. Also, the stories narrated cases of suicides, cases of murder, or attempts to kill children, and all of this helped people abandon logic and belief in the existence of the demonic child, even if that contradicted the whim of the sane person. So, suffering and pain were the common factor between Conan Doyle and women.

 

·      Yes, I believe that science is the only way to explain things and that the basic dependence of man in life should be on science. But we must not ignore that difficult circumstances may lead a person to believe in superstitions and lies. For example, I watched a documentary talking about poor families going with their sick children in some undeveloped countries to magicians instead of hospitals and doctors, due to the weakness of the health system in their country, as a result for that most of the cases are facing death due to the lack of health care for them.

 

·      One day in the winter, my friends decided to go to the desert far from the city and camp there for three nights. They moved in their four-wheel drive cars, which is characterized by being able to drive on the sand. They took with them all the things they would need for the trip. Water, bedding, food, and a tent to protect them from the sun during the day, and some firewood to bring them warmth at night. But strange things started happening to them it began with the disappearance of water bottles and some clothes, and strange voices were heard at night. The scenes ended with seeing a very tall old man who was dressed in black, and his skin was wrinkled with a frightening appearance, and the features of his face were not clear to them, and he told them in a loud voice that they are not welcome here, and this place belongs to him and his family. then he told them that if they do not leave, they will be severely punished. He suddenly disappeared. It began with the disappearance of water bottles and some clothes, and strange voices were heard at night, and the scenes ended with seeing a very tall old man who was dressed in black, and his skin was wrinkled with a frightening appearance, and the features of his face were not clear to them, and he told them in a loud voice that they were not welcome here, and that this The place belongs to him and his family, and that if they do not leave, severe punishment will touch them from them, and he suddenly disappeared. Meanwhile, my friends were terrified and left the place, returning to the city, without taking their things with them. Personally, I cannot deny the story of my friends, because they do not lie or joke about such things. Also, all of them have university degrees and they belong to educated families. So, superstition cannot take away their minds. Also, I’ve heard stories similar to this story from the residents of the neighboring areas of that region.