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Replies: 13Last Post July 5 2:10pm by Pebbles123
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Burying the dead is a very weird concept. And people even have special coffins made that cost tons of money...even though they'll never be seen. The tombstone is the only part that actually makes sense. But it's really just taking up space.

Why cant we just use cremation? You can still have the memorial service and all that, and then have the ashes to keep and you can get custom urns and everything.



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Because we're humans! We do things that make no sense. like answer your question

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I want to be mummified.

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i'm gonna get cremated.  I'm gonna have the flames jump up in time to some dramatic music and everything.  My funeral is going to be a blast.  

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People like being able to visit a place where a bit of someone they love still exists.  Personally I'm more inclined for cremation but I can understand why people would prefere a burial.

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because the government wants you to waste your money.

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cos most people hate accepting death and burial means theyre 'still there' to 'talk to' or whatever. if theyre burnt theyre absolutely definitely no-two-ways-about-it dead.
cremation is too final for some people

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I thinkkk burying people is more environmentally sound, when they aren't embalmed. You can use cremation, if you want. I want my body to be launched into the sun

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Cremation is against many people's religions. That is why we bury people. It has nothing to do with government, as someone said.

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i dont get it either, but hey..

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I was reading an article in National Geographics about the 'green burial movement' where people are buried in biodegradable coffins made from recycled stuff and the bodies aren't embalmed, which means eventually the grave sites can be recycled. GPS devices record location, if anyone wants to go see them. I think I'll do that if I can't afford being sent to the sun.

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Some people like to visit the graves so fair enough with having the stone...
But sometimes they don't even visit the stone but they get one anyway !?! thats what i don't see the point in :S Just scatter the ashes...:/

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Quote: from ferakin at 1:57 pm on July 5, 2008

cos most people hate accepting death and burial means theyre 'still there' to 'talk to' or whatever. if theyre burnt theyre absolutely definitely no-two-ways-about-it dead.
cremation is too final for some people

Being buried creeps my whole family out aha.
They all just wanna be cremated :S

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Quote: from gonknebraska at 1:56 pm on July 5, 2008

i'm gonna get cremated. I'm gonna have the flames jump up in time to some dramatic music and everything. My funeral is going to be a blast.

I'm leaving way to many replys to this topic..
But i think you should have ballons at your funeral..just because everyone loves ballons.
Unless they have a phobia of them :S

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