心霊現象と偽っている疑わしい動画の中から、最近ネット上で拡散している、この映像をお届けする。
YouTubeに投稿されたこの動画は、中国の病院での監視カメラ映像だ。シングルベッドの上に横になっている、シーツを掛けられた女性の遺体だと説明されているが、それ以外の情報はほとんどない。
このモノクロ動画は、10万回以上再生されている。ぴくりともしない体から、この世のものと思えない形のものが「起き上がり」、素早く部屋から出て行こうとするのが見える。
この動画をめぐって論争が巻き起こっている。本当に死んだ女性の魂が、この世の姿から離れていくところを実際に映しているのか、あるいはコンピューターソフトによる演出なのか。
宗教的な信仰心が若干ある視聴者の中には、自分自身にも、差し迫った死が訪れていると感じた人もいるようだ。
「この動画は、唯物論者にとって、実にショックを与えるものとなるでしょう。これを観れば… 自分自身の魂は、肉体が滅んだ後にも美しい未来があるように、祈りたくなるでしょう」と 、ニュースサイト「Tuko」のあるユーザーは語っている。
一方で、YouTubeユーザー「MeatVision」のように、怖がったふりをして看破している人もいる。「おお、神様！この壮大なアニメーション、この透き通った映像。恐ろしい合成。こんなのふざけた偽物だ！」
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(01 of17)
A photograph of a group gathered at a seance, taken by William Hope (1863-1933). The information accompanying the spirit album states that the table is levitating - in reality the image of a ghostly arm has been superimposed over the table-stand through double exposure. Hope\'s spirit album photographs use multiple exposure techniques to render the appearance of ghostly apparitions. Hope founded the spiritualist society known as the Crewe Circle and his work was popular after World War One when many bereaved people were desperate to find evidence of loved ones living beyond the grave. Although his deception was publicly exposed by a private investigator in 1922, he continued to practice. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
(02 of17)
A portrait photograph possibly taken by William Hope (1863-1933). A young woman\'s face appears as if floating above the sitters, draped in a cloak. Hope may have already held her photograph in his studio, or he may have asked the couple to supply photographs of deceased relatives under the pretence of using the image to contact the spirit world. Hope\'s spirit album photographs use multiple exposure techniques to render the appearance of ghostly apparitions. Hope founded the spiritualist society known as the Crewe Circle and his work was popular after World War One when many bereaved people were desperate to find evidence of loved ones living beyond the grave. Although his deception was publicly exposed in 1922, he continued to practice. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
(03 of17)
A photograph by William Hope (1863-1933). A woman\'s face appears above the couple - identified at the time as the sister of a man prominent in the Spiritualist Church. Her cloak adds to the ethereal effect. The signature in the upper left hand corner is by one of the sitters, to authenticate the plate. The couple are the parents of the person who compiled the spirit album. Hope\'s spirit album photographs use multiple exposure techniques to render the appearance of ghostly apparitions. Hope founded the spiritualist society known as the Crewe Circle and his work was popular after World War One when many bereaved people were desperate to find evidence of loved ones living beyond the grave. Although his deception was publicly exposed by a private investigator in 1922, he continued to practice. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
(04 of17)
A photograph of a man, taken by William Hope (1863-1933). A woman\'s face appears in a \'misty\' cloud to the right of the man - identified as that of his deceased first wife. Hope may have already held her photograph in his studio, or he may have asked the man to supply her photograph under the pretence of using the image to contact the spirit world. The signature in the upper left hand corner is the sitter\'s, authenticating the plate. Hope used multiple exposure techniques to render the appearance of ghostly apparitions. He founded the spiritualist society known as the Crewe Circle and his work was popular after World War One when many bereaved people were desperate to find evidence of loved ones living beyond the grave. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
(05 of17)
A photograph of Will Thomas, taken by William Hope (1863-1933). A man\'s face appears in a haze of drapery on the right of the photograph. Thomas, a medium from Wales, did not recognise the superimposed image. Thomas has signed the bottom of the photograph, \'Sincerely Yours Will Thomas\' - perhaps this indicates a friendship with Hope. Hope\'s spirit album photographs use double and even triple exposure techniques to render the appearance of ghostly apparitions around the sitter. Hope founded the spiritualist society known as the Crewe Circle and his work was popular after World War One when many bereaved people were desperate to find evidence of loved ones living beyond the grave. Although his deception was publicly exposed in 1922, he continued to practice. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
(06 of17)
A photograph of Mrs Bentley, once the President of the British Spiritualists Lyceum Union, taken by Wylie. A superimposed image - that of Mrs Bentley\'s deceased sister\'s face - appears at the lower right of the photograph. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
(07 of17)
A strange visage appears on a piece of cloth next to the head of medium Marthe Beraud (aka Eva C) during a seance, circa 1910. Picture taken from \'Les Phenomenes dits de Materialisation\' by Juliette Bisson. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
(08 of17)
A couple are terrified by a spectral apparition, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
(09 of17)
1865: A ghostly figure appears to a couple eating their dinner in a country cottage. London Stereoscopic Company Comic Series - 225 (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)
(10 of17)
circa 1865: The ghost of a woman appears to a girl at prayer by her bedside. London Stereoscopic Company Comic Series - 183 (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)
(11 of17)
circa 1865: A man clinging to a tree in the face of an apparition in a forest. London Stereoscopic Company Comic Series - 72 (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)
(12 of17)
circa 1865: An apparition appearing to two country folk in their kitchen. London Stereoscopic Company Comic Series - 10 (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)
(13 of17)
circa 1865: An apparition causes havoc by menacing two people in their kitchen. London Stereoscopic Company Comic Series - 13 (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)
(14 of17)
circa 1865: A frightened man praying on his knees to an apparition. London Stereoscopic Company Comic Series - 17 (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)
(15 of17)
circa 1865: A ghost floating slowly towards a dishevelled man hiding in a corner. London Stereoscopic Company Comic Series - 169 (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)
(16 of17)
CIRCA 1865: A ghost attacks a man with a sword. Early double-exposure by G. Maerkl. Vienna. Carte-de-visite Photographie. Arond 1865 (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images)
(17 of17)
If viewed from certain angles, glass on its own can act as a mirror. In the past this was used to create \'ghosts\' on stage. The ghost was actually an actor under the stage. An angled plane of glass reflected light from the ghost towards the audience, who would see the ghost but not the glass. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
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