Maybe they built it because they thought it's contruction would cause some great event to happen, perhaps they thought it would cause some kind of being to come down from the sky and make everything better or something.
Can you imagine the disappointment they would have felt? What do you think the consequences were of it's failure?
(This is all assuming it did actually fail in whatever they hoped to achieve).
2006-08-04 12:32:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Lol.. well first of all.. that IF they actually fail.. Maybe something actually did happen..
Or maybe when they got all those stones up and realised nothing happened.. and got so angry and starting destroying those structures by themselves..
Or maybe they heard of far away kingdom with magnificent temples, tombs, towers and palace.. and were trying to emulate the same feat like those in Egypt, Ancient Greece, Rome and elsewhere.. and tried to build some temple or grandeur building with it..
Got all the stones and pillars to stand upright.. but then realised that they fall short of being able to put up a ceiling or a roof on those pillars.. Tried really hard to find an idea.. but since.. masonry arent much of an expertise for them at that time.. they gave up hope and left those things there and go do something else more worthwhile..
And hence till today its been left there intact for thousand of years.. living archaeologist clueless.. to know what sort of construction is it.. Is it something extra terrestrial.. or something that has got to do with the stars and constellation or the equinox and things like that.. Maybe it was just a construction of some building that fall short of completion.
2006-08-04 13:08:01 · answer #1 · answered by Syed A 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stonehenge worked at the time 5000 years bc.
I go there every year now on June 20/21 and the only energy is that of the people.
All the stones were dug up and moved to examine them in the 19/20th century.
Years before, some were used for farmers buildings.
There is still magic there though.
Every stone facing inwards has been cut to reverbarate the human voice in chanting.
AAAARRRRRRRRRGGGHHH
((((((((( n )))))))))
2006-08-04 19:46:48 · answer #2 · answered by Jason 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was there, too....but boy...I can't remember feeling anything else other than just awe, because of the fact that those stones are pretty huge....and it reminded me of when I was small playing with dominoes.
Well,...the thing with us humans is that if our belief in something is so strong, things we expect to happen, eventually will happen- even if it's only in our mind.
I think they went through all the trouble though, because Stonehenge (whatever it originally looked like when it was complete) was built for a purpose....something more complex than waking up, eating and sleeping...and the belief in something bigger than themselves was already there...they didn't need to see anything-...to them it was a proven thing- period.
2006-08-04 20:06:09 · answer #3 · answered by justmemimi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I'd guess they were pretty satisfied.
The markings on the top show alignments for the stars and sun and moon. It's like a uber-calendar!
And, in my opinion, pretty smart and worth the effort since it's still standing today!
2006-08-04 19:41:30 · answer #4 · answered by wrathofkublakhan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How are you so sure nothing happened? People are still trying to figure out what Stonehenge was for!
2006-08-04 19:57:26 · answer #5 · answered by Sakura ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not at all sure how you know that nothing happened. I'm not sure at all how you know that it was a failure. If nothing happened and it was a failure, I'm not sure everyone would have given up on it. Many of our ancestors died waiting for cures that never happened in their lifetime but we have enjoyed in ours. Go figure.
2006-08-04 20:33:40 · answer #6 · answered by Teacher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe they said, "damn, that sucks, 10 years hard work down the drain."
or "i swear i'm gonna sue that frikkin design engineer."
actually, it was probably related to the sun and the moon and used to measure time more accurately. in that sense, it was almost guaranteed to work.
2006-08-04 19:41:37 · answer #7 · answered by a_blue_grey_mist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i think they probably had a blast with that **** . But if they were dissapointed then i think they would feel like the christian will when they die and there is no heaven.
2006-08-04 23:31:08 · answer #8 · answered by the holy divine one 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you know nothing happened?
2006-08-04 19:40:22 · answer #9 · answered by normy in garden city 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋