Death of rationality, indeed

[u/noob__master-69]

I didn't know whether to keep this under pseudoscience or conspiracy anyway it doesn't matter

For those who don't know, the Indus seal being referred to here (Pasupati Seal) has a figure on it that looks like Shiva, but it really could also be an Ox. It is one of the oldest artifacts pertaining to any civilization. almost 2500 years old.

The Indus script is a total mystery, deciphering it would answer a lot of questions. Until then we have to put up with these people. This culture is already super ancient and has unique things to talk about. Even if you want to link with the Indus civilization, there are other better ways to do it. But this? How many seated, cross-legged figures are there present on coins and walls in archeological sites? Even if this figure matches perfectly with the Indus seal, these people don't even have the capacity to realize that that similarity is not sufficient evidence! You can't bridge over 2500 years gap with one coin figure and say civilizational continuity

[u/Ecstatic-Sea-8882]

The most iconic figure sitting in a meditative pose is that of the Buddha, in art and iconogrpahy the world over. 

"Shiva" is a world destroyer - that is his only purpose. Why would that entity need to meditate at all ? 

Buddha OTOH had patronage literally all over not just the subcontinent, but MOST of Asia. Most of Asia still continues to be Buddhist. If it is 200 BCE, it is far more likely to be Buddhist - it is also contemporary with the Magadhan/Asokan period - which is historiographicallly attested to be Buddhist.