Simplify cremation. Coffins not part of cremation process.
2007-01-22 04:16:58 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I did not know that we use coffins during cremation. That doesn't make sense to me...
2007-01-30 02:38:10 · answer #1 · answered by ÜFÖ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well. I manufacture caskets of all sorts. There are many options. If the law requires the casket to be burned then there are inexpensive pressboard or cardboard caskets. There is also an inexpensive white or southern pine that can be used for this purpose. In the US they are know as caskets because of thier square shape. The coffins have the six sides we are familiar with in the "Hammer" horror films (by the way the UK's best film contribution to the world). Best horror films by far. Coffins are not used in the US. Anyhow there are rental caskets. The body is placed in a heavy cardboard insert, which is placed in a very nice casket, usualy an expensive wood. The foot end of the casket has a hinged door which the insert is slid in and out of. There are many religious observations that must be considered when it comes to caskets. We have to send some without any metal, only woods. That means no hinges,nails or screws. Some we have to drill holes into them. Some we send disassembled as they have to washed and cleaned then put together. Priests have a special casket without a lid attached, and is only attached once in the ground. It goes on and on the considerations. Caskets in the US are very detailed as they have bed springs in them, with mattresses that can be elevated or let down for viewing. The inside is lined with fabric and padding. Also, there are those that are sealed so that nothing can get into them. They are air tight. We guarantee them for 25 to 50 years in some cases. Then again it is the law that the casket is placed inside a cement vault in the ground with a cement sealed cover. Oh, don't worry about being annoyed if you paid to rent. Its not your money and well I don't think you will do much thinking 6 feet in the ground. Hope it wasn't to much casket info. Hope I was helpfull.
2016-03-29 09:03:20 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cremation of dead body is a holy ceremony in all the religions. And we have not right to question the process. Normally, people not leaving their dear ones easily. Hence, to calm down their minds the process of cremation is there in all the religions. But in fact we have to follow some rules with a part of holy process, if, he is hindu after cremation one has to plant atleat 50 trees and if of other religions suitable compensation to environment should be given.
2007-01-27 14:12:20 · answer #3 · answered by raaaj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cremation consumes a lot of energy and produces greenhouse gases.
The most enviromentally friendly method would be to bury the body in the ground, not in a fancy coffin, and let nature take back what is natures. Or do like the Jains, let vultures dispose of the corpse.
2007-01-22 04:23:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We should use coffins in electric cremation as long as the coffins are made of reusable material like iron, gold, silver, etc.
Coffins made of wood are more likely to be destroyed by heat.
But use of coffins is really important.
By chance if the person is not really dead, they should at least not know what they are going to go through.
The dead (if they could understand) should be spared the sad (or not so sad) reactions of the people around them.
2007-01-27 18:38:48 · answer #5 · answered by nunna k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Environmental pollution due to disposal of corpses through electric cremation should be negligible compared to the a lot of corbon emission arising out of over use of carbon fuel and the consequent green house effect. There is no point in making a virtue out of the practice of burying as opposed to cremation.
2007-01-26 17:50:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've wondered that too. Why do we need to waste a tree just to burn a body? And when you have someone's ashes.. do you say this is Leroy .. and parts of a tree or 2 ?
the body gets slid in .. liek a pizza.. and the door closes.. Noone is going to see the body burned up. when they open the door all the ashes will have dropped into the tray/ash catcher.
2007-01-22 04:25:08 · answer #7 · answered by debimoonfae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Environmentalism is one of the biggest hoaxes pulled off on the people of the world. Another example of science without facts. Show me a line graph of constant increasing temperatures supported by fact, and their argument might begin to be validated. Its amazing how blind people are that wont put thier faith in god, but they will put faith in baseless science.
2007-01-22 04:23:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we do not to see openly that Cremation.
2007-01-27 05:42:03 · answer #9 · answered by anubhav_55 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The use of the container or coffin is to help avert the transfer of disease to the operator.
2007-01-26 07:18:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋