2006-07-23 21:34:42 · 7 answers · asked by Matt 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
we humans are composed of elements namely earth fire water air, etc if you check in a human body you can see the presence of it. in ancient times when both the body was buried as well as incinerated it meant from ashes you turn to ashes when burned and when buried in earth which is made of dirt to the very dirt you go.
2006-07-23 21:45:12 · answer #1 · answered by Explorer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ashes are ashes and Dust is dust - it cannot be anything else. According to laws of Physics - matter cannot be created or destroyed.
2006-07-24 04:52:30 · answer #2 · answered by R G 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's predominantly from the Judeo/Christian religion. It's based on the belief that humans were made from dust by God - and that when we're buried or cremated our bodies return to the original form we were made from.
It's also kind of a euphanism for all things returning to their point of origin.
2006-07-24 04:41:15 · answer #3 · answered by Namon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a biblical phrase meaning that ...
i really don't remember..
it has been years since i studied the bible...
i think is that no matter what u have become at the end ur nothing...
or ur always what u were in the beginning...
something like that...
2006-07-24 05:22:19 · answer #4 · answered by joseu89 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eventually we all return to basic matter, whence we came.
2006-07-24 04:37:56 · answer #5 · answered by Paul P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this means that man is created from soil, and when he dies, he returns to soil.
2006-07-24 04:38:45 · answer #6 · answered by happy_84 k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has to do with the "black plague".
2006-07-24 04:38:01 · answer #7 · answered by jOeL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋