Should You Object To Cremation?

[idiosyncrasy]

Some people feel that cremation—that is, the reduction of a corpse to ashes by burning—dishonors the body and the memory of the dead person. ‘It is of profane origin,’ they reason, ‘and thus should be shunned by those who profess to worship God.’ Others believe that cremation is a perfectly acceptable and dignified way of disposing of human remains. How do you feel about this matter?

[jim360]

I feel that as in all matters such as these it's up to the person in question. Although in the long run everybody being buried will probably take up far more room than there is available, which if true means we should be grateful for those who do want to be cremated.

[Canary42]

Not really a burning issue.

[OK, I'll get my coat]

[Brinjal]

I feel that burning and scattering is more dignified than rotting in a hole in the ground.

[hc4361]

Cremation for me.
I don't want Time Team digging me up in a future episode, tyvm.

[Old_Geezer]

I feel that once the body is devoid of life then how you dispose of it is a personal decision for those involved. If the deceased had a view then it should be honoured if reasonable. Otherwise chose from whatever options your society allows you. And take care next time you buy your guarantied horse free ready meal with added Soylent Green.

[Sipowicz]

Whatever lights your fire!

[chakka35]

How can you dishonour a body which, by then, is just a bag of chemicals, the person it belonged to being dead and gone?
In any case, how is it more dishonourable to burn it quickly than to let it putrefy?

There is no moral or ethical issue here, merely one of personal preference.

[naomi24]

No - but don't burn the good bits! In my opinion instructions should be left to harvest any body parts that might be useful to someone awaiting transplant, and the remainder either left to medical research, or burnt.

[Canary42]

Better to burn for five minutes in this world than for eternity in Hell.

[Sharingan]

I would personally like to be buried, but on our own ground not in a cemetary, but I can see no problems with those who wish to be cremated.

[sandyRoe]

The question is couched in a curious style. Is it from some religious text?
What happens to the empty shell is of little consequence.

[FredPuli43]

Cremation makes sense, unless you believe in enriching the soil by the process of slow decay and the activities of sexton beetles and the rest of the organisms involved, but I don't fancy it. I would prefer burial. A logical reason may be that cremation services are so cold and mechanical, ending with the coffin disappearing on a conveyor belt, through a curtain, as in some factory. But that's a reason I only thought of long after I first felt a preference for burial.

[ummmm]

Fred...not all cremations are like that.

[ummmm]

You can make a cremation what you wish.

My granddad was cremated and his funeral was both heartbreaking and hilarious.

[flump1]

Naomi, I am with you on this one . That is what is happening to me !

[wardlaw]

Totally acceptable.

Because of the need for land reclamation in the future for housing (not in my lifetime) graveyards will need will need to be dug up and the site built upon.

Do the funeral pyres of old or the viking long ship cremations make them less God fearing?

[snags]

I'd like to be stuffed.

[vulcan42]

when?

[Baldric]

sandyroe, it's from "The Watchtower Online"

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102009085

[society]

I have no feeling what so ever about this matter - I say to each his own.