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Burying people is weird these days, we should have mandatory cremation!
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JimmyRustler
Member
Religion only. Well, then there is business when you look what people pay for this.
Reality Czar
Banned
Cremation itself is a religious ritual. Not sure if you have heard of this place called India.
Why not just cannibalize the corpse if religion is the only thing forcing you to show respect to the dead?
I mean if atheism is so rational then clearly you should harvest the organs and meat from the deceased. Eat them and gain their strength. After all they are just another animal like you, right? Do animals bury their dead? Cremation is a waste of energy. How irrational.
Why not just cannibalize the corpse if religion is the only thing forcing you to show respect to the dead?
I mean if atheism is so rational then clearly you should harvest the organs and meat from the deceased. Eat them and gain their strength. After all they are just another animal like you, right? Do animals bury their dead? Cremation is a waste of energy. How irrational.
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cormack12
Gold Member
Yes, but semantically cremation gets the point across rather than 'burn dead bodies'. But in order to quell your concerns, use 'incineration' instead then, take the ceremony out of the equation.
More thinking of the wase of space and energy of dedicating fields to cemetries, putting dead bodies underground - just seems medieval. More efficient to just burn dead bodies I would have thought.
Taxexemption
Member
Mandates = statism = politics. You have no right to compel me to do anything.
seriously tho, i used to want to be buried but fuck that shit. burn me.
my cats will probably devour me before i can be burned.
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*Nightwing
Banned
No
How about we live and let live instead of trying to constantly force one monophilosophical way of life for 7.8 billion individuals?
People are different, some have religious reasons, others have traditional reasons, and others agree. But in no way should we force anyone to go against their beliefs even if we don’t agree or believe in them. It’s the basis of civility.
How about we live and let live instead of trying to constantly force one monophilosophical way of life for 7.8 billion individuals?
People are different, some have religious reasons, others have traditional reasons, and others agree. But in no way should we force anyone to go against their beliefs even if we don’t agree or believe in them. It’s the basis of civility.
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Mitsuda Maniac
Member
Trying to understand the leap in logic from "I think this would be a good idea" to "Let's force everyone in the world to comply with my idea".
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
I wanted to bury my mom, even bought a plot for her, but my sister fought me over her grave so I had her cremated and she was given some of the ashes to do what she wants. It was one of the worst experiences I went through. Personally though I believe that the God that created the world could stitch together all my atoms no matter how scattered they are through the universe.
How you living and let living when you're dead?
*Nightwing
Banned
By respecting the wishes of the dead.
Or when people die do the memories of them and your emotional attachment disappear along with their life?
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eddie4
Genuinely Generous
Hart Island - Wikipedia
this place is crazy.
i don't want people digging me up and messing with me, just burn me.
you can also become a tree
How to Become a Tree When You Die
Turning your loved one’s cremated ashes into a tree keeps them alive in nature forever. But as romantic as the idea seems, is it even possible to grow a tree out of ashes? Here is a rundown of the different kinds of biodegradable tree urns available to you.
www.funerals360.com
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Torrent of Pork
Banned
I've already had it done up to donate all viable organs, then donate the rest of my body to one of those body farms where forensics students can learn about decomposition first hand.
My 'funeral' will consist of a big-ass catered BBQ spread with an open bar.
My 'funeral' will consist of a big-ass catered BBQ spread with an open bar.
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
Used to work in the industry several years ago.
You can look up "shroud burial" if you're concerned about the environmental impact. There's no outer burial container or coffin going into the ground in that scenario and the body decomposes very quickly.
It was a popular choice in the Austin area because that's the kind of thing that appeals to a certain crowd.
As someone that has seen hundreds of cemeteries in Texas, we're in absolutely no danger of running out of space to bury people. Traditional burials are 3-4x as expensive as a straight cremation package so that alone sways the market toward cremation. In fact, cemeteries are having difficulty remaining profitable in many instances because there isn't as much money in cremation and not every cemetery has incinerators.
And I think in many places in Europe they actually do bury people on top of each other as the body below decomposes.
You can look up "shroud burial" if you're concerned about the environmental impact. There's no outer burial container or coffin going into the ground in that scenario and the body decomposes very quickly.
It was a popular choice in the Austin area because that's the kind of thing that appeals to a certain crowd.
As someone that has seen hundreds of cemeteries in Texas, we're in absolutely no danger of running out of space to bury people. Traditional burials are 3-4x as expensive as a straight cremation package so that alone sways the market toward cremation. In fact, cemeteries are having difficulty remaining profitable in many instances because there isn't as much money in cremation and not every cemetery has incinerators.
And I think in many places in Europe they actually do bury people on top of each other as the body below decomposes.
MaestroMike
Gold Member
i wanna become food for some plant or animal. i think cremation kills a lot of the nutrients gotta stay fresh
DeepBreath87
Banned
I love this. Except burning bodies is a waste of resources and energy. We should be using the dead to feed livestock and fertilize fields, right OP? Why burn them when they could be put to good use? I’m sure we could even use them to feed people. Ever heard of Soylent Green?
BigBooper
Member
Why not use the bodies as furniture? After preparing the body, shape it into desired position before rigor mortis and then spray it down with lacquer.
DeepBreath87
Banned
Brings a whole new meaning to the term “armchair”.
epicnemesis
Member
Why would you kill an industry for no good reason? A funeral home has a right to buy property, an individual has the right to pay the funeral home to respectfully store their dead loved ones in a ritual that honors their life and provides a place to visit.
More to the point, what is with people voluntarily ceding more and more apsects of their life to the government?
Krappadizzle
Member
Go watch Lion King. It'll teach you everything you need to know.
NoLootBoxDev
Member
If I am cremated, how I will return as a zombie? As my last act, I will bother a lot of people carrying me to my tomb. Then I will return as a zombie.
Rock And Roll
Member
I'm happy we have people like OP around to decide what is best for the personal affairs of myself and others.
DrJohnGalt
Banned
"Mandatory" lol.
Anyway, I was leaning toward being picked up by a corpse farm, but a few years back they changed the requirements and I'm no longer close enough to the only one in the state to qualify. Kinda bummed about that. Hope one opens up in my area by the time this body is ready to go there.
Anyway, I was leaning toward being picked up by a corpse farm, but a few years back they changed the requirements and I'm no longer close enough to the only one in the state to qualify. Kinda bummed about that. Hope one opens up in my area by the time this body is ready to go there.
Sejan
Member
Considering how beneficial funeral rituals are to the grieving, it would be stupid for the government to mandate anything concerning this process without a very good reason. There are few times as difficult in a person's life as saying good bye to a loved one that has passed. Let people grieve in the way that is most beneficial to them.
Prison Mike
Banned
xrnzaaas
Member
You can still snort the remains, probably a fun activity as well.
cormack12
Gold Member
What about something like this then instead, cmon the greater good!
en.m.wikipedia.org
Sky burial - Wikipedia
QuantumZebra
Member
I think it's weird unless you have an ooooold family cemetery that almost certainly will never be moved/fucked up. Not many do.
Otherwise I totally am for having a shrine with your ancestors ashes placed on it. I'm doing this with my dad's (and eventually mom's) ashes.
Otherwise I totally am for having a shrine with your ancestors ashes placed on it. I'm doing this with my dad's (and eventually mom's) ashes.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Jaxx_377
Neo Member
I've told my wife if I die in the hospital just slowly back out the room like you didn't know me and whatever you do don't claim the body, I ain't in there. And if I die at home just call the Science care donation hotline and they will pick up the body. burial and creamation is stupidly expensive, Use the money to celebrate life not to honor my death
NeoGiffer
Member
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
Burying people is apart of the recipe for death.
Orutisu Furio
Member
It's a sensitive topic, plus it's also a big industry with big lobbying power.
I wouldn't want to live in a country that FORCES cremation, akin to China.
DeepBreath87
Banned
Question for you. Why would it matter to you at all what people do with their dead loved ones? Of all the whiny, know-what-is-best-for-others bullshit the Karens of the world could be bitching about, have we really gotten to the point where what people do with their dead family member is something you need to complain about?
Whos complaining. It was a simple question.
Seems the loss of the politics forum has made you more demented than you usually are. Get your snowflake ass somewhere else if everything offends you.