What important lesson could we learn from the story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's belief that there was photographic proof that fairies exist?
a) Fiction writers are easy to fool.
b) Scientists are not equipped to investigate spiritualism.
c) Personal beliefs can influence the evaluation of evidence.
d) There is a major difference between the methods used to investigate criminal cases and events alleged to involve spiritualism.
C
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