dilemmas, or do think they were so into what they were doing, that the freedom of ingenuity allowed them to create incomprehensible, yet effective, horrors?
Ancient Egyptian engineers often built Tombs and Pyramids knowing that they could never leave once completed. This was to ensure that no one could find the burial place or treasure.
They had to stay inside until they died or took poison that killed them. So to answer your question. Not all of them had a dilemma but I'm sure some did.