Is it better to be cremated, or buried? Why?

Answer 1

Cremation. The spirit crosses over much more quickly when there is no longer a physical body to identify with.

Answer 2

Cremation is amazingly earth friendly and green. There are some places out west the place you're able to be buried in a shrowd into the earth, no casket. i like that concept too. additionally, the U. S. is a clean u . s . a . while in comparison with Europe. Alot of places in Europe now could dig you up over a undeniable volume of time by way of fact there is not any longer sufficient room to bury everyone. i assume which will at last take place here. i could need an somewhat final resting place.

Answer 3

I like what my friends' family did. They had an open casket for his funeral and that's really good for people who are grieving. Its a chance to say goodbye and then too, a persons mind can play tricks on them and they sometimes question whether that person is really gone unless they can visit that person. It just helps.
But then they had him cremated because that is what he wanted. And what I would want. You could still have a headstone in a cemetary if it was important to your family. One thing though--- its getting more expensive than it used to be to be cremated since more and more people are choosing that option.
To answer your question more directly, I don't think it's better one way or another, it is just a matter of what feels right for you and your family.

Answer 4

I think cremation is better... why? because I believe that burying someone is a vain attempt to preserve their bodies and prevent them from being rejoined with the earth. For some reason it offends me that we try to stop decomposition and preserve the body from scavengers etc. It seems selfish and strange to me, to deny our bodies the fastest way of releasing all our energy, nutrients and water back into the system to be used again. If I had it my way I would have my body put out in the bush as food for other animals when I die... that way at least my death would not be denied its role in nature as a source of life for others.

Answer 5

Cremated.

You take up less space, it is less expensive, your remains can be diposed of however you or your family wants.

I want to be cremated and have my ashed dumped in a hole where my family plants a tree. I haven't decided where or what kind of tree. A tree will be a symbol of my life and the love I have for my family.

Answer 6

I like the idea of being cremated but I dont like the idea that I would be in an urn in a house...

Answer 7

Buried b/c then in a thousand years archlogists will dig up my body to wonder what the heck the metal plastic thing that is in my mouth. (That image stuck in my mind when my orthodontist said I'd have to wear the thing for the rest of my life.)

Answer 8

I prefer cremation because I don't wish to burden my family with the cost of burying me.

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With cremation your family can visit you anytime they want. If they want, they can even keep you close by keeping you are home.

Answer 9

I Hope To Be Turned Into A Zombie

Answer 10

It is a personal choice. Personally, I can't stand the thought of being underneath the dark ground - not like I could really care of anything, but living, it bothers me considerably.