is it better to bury or burn dead bodies?

Answer 1

Components of human body present in the soil
Elements that are present in the human body are present in lesser or greater quantity in the soil. Hence it is more scientific to bury a dead body, as it easily gets decomposed and mixed in the soil.

2. No Pollution
Cremating (burning) the dead body leads to pollution of the atmosphere which is detrimental to health and harmful for the environment. There is no such pollution caused by burying a dead body.


3. Surrounding land becomes fertile
To cremate a dead body several trees have to be chopped, which reduces the greenery and harms the environment and the ecology. When dead bodies are buried, besides the trees being saved, the surrounding land becomes fertile and it improves the environment.


4. Economical
It is expensive to cremate a dead body when tons of wood have to be burned. Annually there is a loss of crores of rupees, only because dead bodies are cremated in India. Burying dead bodies is very cheap. It hardly costs any money.


5. Same land can be utilised for burying another body
The wood used for cremating a dead body cannot be reutilised for cremating another dead body since it gets converted to ashes. The land used for burying a dead body can be reutilised for burying another body after a few years since the human body gets decomposed and mixed in the soil.

Answer 2

Its far better to bury in every respect. As someone already said burning severly harms the environment. Whereas with a burial there is no harm to the environment providing the soil is not right beside a waterway. In fact burial without coffins could be beneficial for the soil providing nutrients for it and plants.

To people who say burial grounds take up too much space are sort of right however, its the gravestones really that take up the space. These should be phased out and maybe trees planted instead, thus further benefitting the environment. City graveyards could be replaced by large forests. Of course it could all be done respectfully, with relatives knowing which tree belongs to their loved one etc.

Answer 3

The Hindus belief is not blind. The practise has been going on for thousands of years and is based on sound scientific principles.
It is a cleaner way to dispose off the body. What does the average burial cost these days? Ashes can be retained in a private part of ones home if one so wishes. Better than at the cemetery.
I'd rather reduce pollution by improving the car exhausts, industrial chimneys, greater recycling of household waste etc. etc..

Answer 4

Ok, I am a licensed funeral director, and for the information from the first answer you received, it is obviously not factual information. I have been a funeral director for many years and have operated many crematories, NONE OF WHICH BURNED WOOD!!!! Crematories are fueled by natural gas or other fossil fuels, but NOT by wood. Regardless of your views on cremation, I wanted to clear that up. Also, as for those saying cremation saves space, every person on this Earth could be buried in a space the size of Rhode Island. There is PLENTY of burial space in the USA.

Answer 5

i saw a documentary on tv about how cremations became popular in england, it was some doctor who hated Christianity, who promoted cremation, and when his extremely young wife had a stillborn, he burnt it because he wanted to defy the church, after all, the church could do nothing to him because he was a reputable doctor.
Now, as I am a practising, staunch Christian, I never knew why i didnt like cremations, but i feel its not right, just a gut feel. It involves the head bursting, and for me its almost a defiling/violation of the body as we know it. I've read one of the comments above about the wood and the environment, and I think, it makes sense too, to be buried (apart from my gut feel). So worms do the things worms do, but only if a body is not enbalmed, one wont be aware of becoming part of nature once you're gone. Let witches go get themselves burnt, I'll go gently! :-))

Answer 6

For me personally i think it's better to bury the body. The funeral is less for the person dying and more for the loved ones of the deceased to pay their final respects and to have some closure. i think my mom would be so heart-broken if she had to see my body being burned.

i know some keep an urn and the ashes and i think that's a bit weird because the dead person is not with them- he or she is dead and i don't think that's very healthy in terms of the healing/grieving process. i also would not want to be in an urn because i wouldn't want relatives bowing down or erecting some shrine to me.

Most people who like burning- like the idea because it's more economical and also the idea of being scattered in the sea etc. Personally i just think it would be a painful thing to watch and think of... and for myself personally i want those who knew me to not have to suffer any more than the hurt they would feel by my death...

Hope that helps,

Nickster

Answer 7

Graveyards take up too much prime land.

Now, if I could be buried in some field where I can rot down and make good compost, I'd say that burying was a much better option. However, chucking me in a box and sticking me in a plot which people will even be afraid to step on for fear of being called disrespectful, is pointless and a complete waste.

Answer 8

For the soul, i do no longer think of it would desire to care. i assume cremating is the terrific. i do no longer think of the could might choose to work out it rather is old style decomposing and crammed with maggots. additionally, cremating the classic way, is very green for the ambience. It does not produce the poisonous emissions like maximum have self assurance. via burying we are booking land for empty shells that don't rather have use for it. The land would want for use for the residing.... And while the physique is cremated any an infection-viruses,fungi,micro organism-- are eradicated. via burying we set up a technique via which those variety of organisms would be stronger. the only earnings I see in burying is in case of a mysterious loss of life the place we nevertheless be able to exhume the physique and run assessments.

Answer 9

Bury the body, but not in a coffin...

Bodies in Coffins do not return to the earth because of all the crap they fill-em with - whats the point of keeping the dead in a semi rotted decaying state. Is it so you can go and visit them, buy em flowers, and mourn your loss for years???

Do not mourn a loss, celebrate the life (listen to Yoda's words - very good advice...

Answer 10

Orthodox Christians believe in burial because Jesus was buried in the tomb for three days prior to His resurrection.

Just because the Hindus practice cremation doesn't give anyone the green light to practice cremation. An Orthodox funeral service will not be performed for anyone who has been cremated.