Thread by @S_Coughlin_DC, We tend to undervalue symbolism. That figure of Shiva is very prominent. [...]

We tend to undervalue symbolism. That figure of Shiva is very prominent. Neither the Chinese, The Who, or Tedros come from Hindu backgrounds. Start watching for Shiva in non-Hindu uses and forums. https://twitter.com/RichHiggins_DC/status/1250267881138294792

https://twitter.com/RichHiggins_DC/status/1250267881138294792

Well well, that didn't take too long -

https://newspunch.com/source-of-cern-sacrifice-video-found-dead/ https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/18/fake-human-sacrifice-filmed-at-cern-with-pranking-scientists-suspected

Fake human sacrifice filmed at Cern, with pranking scientists suspected

Spokeswoman at high temple of particle physics suggests ‘scientific users’ of the Geneva facility ‘let their humour go too far’ with staging of occult rite

https://newspunch.com/source-of-cern-sacrifice-video-found-dead/

Of course the most famous non-Hindu reference to the “Destroyer of Worlds” comes from Robert Oppenheimer as he witnessed the detonation of the first nuclear weapon at Los Alamos on July 16, 1945 –

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