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Both aspects are still there when you incinerate the body (arguably ashes will stay longer there than when they’re taken away in the soil)
by makeitdouble 5y ago
Both aspects are still there when you incinerate the body (arguably ashes will stay longer there than when they’re taken away in the soil)
- Jtsummers 5y agoAnd? They asked why bury. Those are the main two reasons. That there is an alternative that offers similar results doesn’t invalidate those reasons or the choice to bury.
- dylan604 5y agoI should revise my question. I get the burying part to an extent as the body does need to go somewhere, and being able to build funeral pyres isn't always an available option. However, I never understood the part of the coffin that prevents natural processes to occur. It all sounds like someone came up with a solution to a problem that didn't exist. Even for religions that believe in resurrections, do people think their corpses are going to be reanimated a la Lazurus or that an all knowing all powerful deity couldn't just create a new something? It's all just so logic defying.
- seanp2k2 5y ago> do people think their corpses are going to be reanimated a la Lazurus Literally, yes. This has some info on it from a company selling cremation services, so obvious bias: https://www.greencremationtexas.com/what-does-the-bible-say-about-cremation/ https://www.greencremationtexas.com/what-does-the-bible-say-...
- skocznymroczny 5y agoHow do you know the ashes you receive are anything related to the original body and not just some random ashes meant as memorabilia? At least with a physical coffin you can inspect the insides and track it visually until it's buried.