When you die, are you going to be buried or cremated?

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or something else?

And does it tie into your beliefs or not?

Thanks.

Answer 1

I will probably be buried in the family plot, simply because I bought two plots when I lost a baby. My husband is buried at a National cemetery, and I have the option of being buried there. Everything is set that I will not be a financial burden to my children. I have made it clear to them, save a buck, and do not bury any jewelry with me. I am a Christian, but see no reason for or against cremation or burial. It is all about the survivors. I used to stalk the cemetery where my father, a baby sister, and my son are buried, and realized while answering this I have not been there for years. They are not there.

Answer 2

Cremated. I once had a preacher who said in not so many words that it was wrong to be cremated but I was not convinced. I don't see why it matters:
1 Cor 15:52 in a moment, in a glance of an eye, at the last trumpet. For a trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall all be changed.

We will get new bodies at the resurrection, why would the manner in which these bodies are disposed of matter? Plus, if we go all the way back 2,000 years of believers, those people are all dust anyway. I can't see the difference between time turning us to dust or a really hot fire. What about bodies that are eaten by predators (shark, lion, etc...) I just don't think it really matters.

Answer 3

Well, if I can't be sent to sea in a burning barge (and I'd begrudge the money for that), I'll settle for cremation. Apart from the air pollution (we must do something about that) at least it doesn't clutter up the countryside and diminish the use of good arable dirt. Of course, being buried upright with a tree planted on top would make a lot of sense. But I'm not sure I'm ready for that - and it might upset my grandchildren! That's my excuse, anyway. I'm an atheist, but not without irrationality altogether.

Answer 4

I don't know. I am a Christian and traditionally we are buried, but there is nothing in the scriptures that prohibits cremation. The Jews had a way of reusing their tombs over and over again which is not the practice here in America. So to try to go to totally back to the old practice is not practical now. I think that the Funeral Home business is fairly corrupt and way over priced. I mean a basic coffin costs 6000. Please and they try to make you feel bad if you chose it over the $ 12,000 model. And get me talking about the head stones.

We here in the west are running out of space to devote to burials and most of us don't even visit our passed on loved ones all that often. I personally haven't been to a grave yard in over a year. It is not that I don't remember the people it is just that visiting their earthly remains doesn't do much for me.

The only thing that I will say in defense of burial is that it does make researching a genealogy a little easier and lets you know where your people where. But once again we are so scattered that many of us live a good distance from our ancestors.

As a Christian I know that God can resurrect me from any state He desires.

Answer 5

At this point, cremated. I don't know though.... it might be more symbolic to go back into the ground.. but I'd hate to be stuck in a coffin. So probably cremated. The decision is more spiritual than religious for me. I like the thought of returning my body to the earth that fed it and housed me. But I don't like the thought of having my body burned. Although, maybe that would be good. Like a finale? I guess cremation.

Answer 6

I have serious issues with the thoughts of being embalmed, and buried... and I've wanted to be cremated for years.

When I converted to Islam, I've been told by people that cremation is haram and not allowed - so now I have even more issues about dying and whats going to be done with my body lol.

But really I guess, when your dead your dead and it wont really matter what they do with my body as I would be dead and not able to do anything about it anyway..

Answer 7

After the doctors search my body for useful organs, I would like to be cremated. It just sounds cooler.

I'm an atheist...I don't really see any correlation between cremation and my beliefs.

Answer 8

Buried, without embalming, in a cheap pine box so I rot away quickly and provide some good back into the earth.

Besides, I've eaten enough preservatives in food to never need embalming.

Has nothing to do with my beliefs, it comes from reading an 1870s news story about when they moved the cemetery in Denver so they could build the capital there. Pretty graffic story.

Answer 9

i'm questioning buried. I observed a pair of episodes of a few shows the place the guy needed to be cremated yet they wound up getting used for something else. i prefer to establish that i comprehend the place i'm going.

Answer 10

"I don't care. Because I CAN'T care." - David Cross

Actually, with the funeral industry being the rip-off that it is, I think cremation would be better for economic reasons. And also just to **** off a couple of cryonic mystics I know.

Seriously though, my religion doesn't have any rules regarding burial. There's an "official" ceremony that could be performed as a wake or funerial, but even that's optional.