Stars
Ok… so did anyone else notice that 5 pointed stars are common throughout the world? There doesn’t appear to be any articles referring to the diffusion of the symbol from one culture to many. How is it possible that the 5 pointed star appears as a positive symbol for distant cultures? For example, Somalia, Vietnam, The United States, Chile, Ghana, China, and the European Union all use at least 1 star in their territory’s flag. All the flags have similarly proportioned stars. This seems unusual considering the shape of a star is a radial polygon with an alternating in and out pattern. It seems very unlikely that all human cultures developed a 5 pointed polygon worthy of worship. There is no natural common reference to this shape. Starfish aren’t available for reference in every culture, nor do they really matter. They do not provide any cultural benefit which could lead to their image being used for a greater constructive purpose. Actual stars in the sky do not have 5 points, they appear only as far away glowing circles of light. Although humans have a preference to praise theoretical concepts with a physically created object in belief systems; they do not necessarily have a common desire to draw a star (which is difficult to draw presentably on the spot). At this point it appears that the 5 pointed star symbol was spread during the time of imperialism as it is unlikely that many isolated cultures could develop the same shape to acknowledge. So which culture or cultures first crafted the symbol? And why is a star such a good symbol to adopt? Stars with more or less points are not so common. It appears that the 5 pointed star may have a greater instinctual grasp on the human mind.
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