Eve, Clonaid, and the Symbol That Wouldn’t Die

Clonaid’s 2002 claim — “We cloned Eve, the first human baby clone” — wasn’t just about science. It was wrapped in Raëlian cult branding, and their branding carried a bomb of its own: the swastika.

Raëlian logo (original): Star of David + swastika.

Meaning to them: Infinite space + infinite time, gifted by the Elohim (aliens).

Problem: To the rest of the world, it screamed Nazi.

Fix: In the 1990s, they swapped the swastika for a spiral galaxy.

So when Clonaid went public about Eve, the cult behind it already had a PR history of sacred symbol → toxic symbol → rebrand.

The same pattern repeats:

Swastika: ancient luck → hijacked by Nazis → taboo forever.

Eve: miracle science story → no DNA proof → likely hoax.

Both show how the Raëlians thrive: by taking loaded symbols and outrageous claims, then riding the controversy to stay in the spotlight.

Bottom line? Clonaid didn’t just gamble with DNA — they gambled with history’s most volatile imagery. And in both cases, the shock factor worked.