1. An irony is that this symbol coexists in Hindu temples with that other symbol known in the West as the "Star of David" -- which is not, actually, a specific

1. An irony is that this symbol coexists in Hindu temples with that other symbol known in the West as the "Star of David" -- which is not, actually, a specifically Jewish symbol. 2. That this also appears in American indigenous cultures is extremely interesting, because it points either to very old origins (before people crossed the Bering Strait), or to co-evolution (almost like the "discovery" of mathematical abstractions). Related, there is some evidence that some American indigenous myths, related to the constellations, share a common structure with myths from ancient Greece and elsewhere. Again, this may point to very old origins before the human diaspora across the continents. I wonder how much culture is shared, dating back to the neolithic. 3. This then is a second irony: That symbols from closer to the root of the linguistic and phylogenetic tree -- symbols that are more in common to us -- are used to divide.