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Question to followers of any/all religions

What does your religion make of places like this, and the people who built them?

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sree251 · 41-45, M
I visited this place. Stonehenge, they call it. They couldn't figure out how those stone lintels were lifted and placed on the pillars. It is a prehistoric structure built before man evolved from apes. You could not train two chimps to carry a log to place across a stream to make a bridge. Cooperative effort is a unique human capability. This is why Stonehenge evokes mysticism.
hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
@sree251 Man did not evolve from apes but even if he did Stonehenge is not that old. It is estimated to be about 5000 years old.
SpudMuffin · 61-69, M
@sree251 it's pretty much been worked out, and given enough time and manpower, it's relatively simple. It doesn't require magic, aliens, or gods.
It certainly doesn't pre-date humans!
SpudMuffin · 61-69, M
@hippyjoe1955 at least you got one thing right there.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@sree251 Man and the other Primate Apes did evolve from a common ancestor but separately.... some 4 million years ago!

However, although our own species has been traced back for less than 1 million years, Stonehenge was built by humans, only a few thousand years ago.

Why they built is the mystery, not how they did it; and trying to invoke the least plausible ideas does not go anywhere.
sree251 · 41-45, M
@ArishMell
Man and the other Primate Apes did evolve from a common ancestor but separately.... some 4 million years ago!

Evolution is an imaginative story that has appeal to fans of science. The majority of people prefer a spiritual first cause.

However, although our own species has been traced back for less than 1 million years, Stonehenge was built by humans, only a few thousand years ago.

Has it occurred to you that everything not natural are built by us? And we are not a specie, a life form that can be classified and placed in a category alongside bees, ants, and stuff.

Why they built is the mystery, not how they did it; and trying to invoke the least plausible ideas does not go anywhere.

Why is it a mystery? Stonehenge looks similar to other ancient structures found elsewhere all over the world: Egypt, Greece, India, China, etc.
SpudMuffin · 61-69, M
@sree251
And we are not a specie, a life form that can be classified and placed in a category alongside bees, ants, and stuff.

Of course we're a species! Do you know nothing of biology?
sree251 · 41-45, M
@SpudMuffin
Of course we're a species! Do you know nothing of biology?

I know biology. I was taught that in school. I know Catholic theology also. I studied that for the priesthood. We are all free to follow our respective beliefs. I just happen to have no beliefs.
SpudMuffin · 61-69, M
@sree251 you say you have no beliefs, but what about your belief that homo sapiens is not a species?
sree251 · 41-45, M
@SpudMuffin
you say you have no beliefs, but what about your belief that homo sapiens is not a species?

Did I say we are homo sapiens? I don't know what we are. It is a mystery. Seriously. I am not trying to lure you into an inane argument. I have to live a conventional life and going along with conventional beliefs just to get my food from the groceries or get past immigration with without delay.
SpudMuffin · 61-69, M
@sree251 wow! I know what I am, but I'm not looking for an inane argument either. Good luck with the groceries and immigration.