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Gary Childress wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:42 am ...Christian morticians...

Thoughts?

Um...yeah. What's a "Christian mortician"?

There's nothing notably "Christian" at all about embalming practices, one way or the other. There are no "Christian" instructions for them, no demand they be done a certain way, no stipulations of chemicals or anything. The Egyptians practiced embalming, as did many ancient civilizations, using their own preferred chemicals, incenses, aromatic gums and whatnot. So...what the heck is so "Christian"?

And if the Egyptian hadn't done it then we wouldn't have all those cool mummies

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:42 am Is there anything more disgusting and hideous than what Christian morticians do to dead bodies. Infusing us with toxic chemicals and throwing us into the ground for a prolonged rot over centuries like plastic bottles?

I'd like to be cremated or recycled by the natural food chain.

Thoughts?

Christian morticians? Come on this is philosophy why begging the question bs?

I agree that cremation (&/or donation) makes more sense than burial. Though good thinking places, cemeteries are proof of mass denial of death.

Perspective wrote: ↑Thu Feb 27, 2025 10:15 pm

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:42 am Is there anything more disgusting and hideous than what Christian morticians do to dead bodies. Infusing us with toxic chemicals and throwing us into the ground for a prolonged rot over centuries like plastic bottles?

I'd like to be cremated or recycled by the natural food chain.

Thoughts?

Christian morticians? Come on this is philosophy why begging the question bs?

I agree that cremation (&/or donation) makes more sense than burial. Though good thinking places, cemeteries are proof of mass denial of death.

Fair enough. I'll rephrase the question and turn it into the following assertion instead:

I'd rather be cremated or recycled by the natural food chain than infused with toxic chemicals and thrown into the ground for a prolonged rot over centuries like plastic bottles--as is the practice of many Christian morticians.

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Thu Feb 27, 2025 10:21 pm

Perspective wrote: ↑Thu Feb 27, 2025 10:15 pm

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:42 am Is there anything more disgusting and hideous than what Christian morticians do to dead bodies. Infusing us with toxic chemicals and throwing us into the ground for a prolonged rot over centuries like plastic bottles?

I'd like to be cremated or recycled by the natural food chain.

Thoughts?

Christian morticians? Come on this is philosophy why begging the question bs?

I agree that cremation (&/or donation) makes more sense than burial. Though good thinking places, cemeteries are proof of mass denial of death.

Fair enough. I'll rephrase the question and turn it into the following assertion instead:

I'd rather be cremated or recycled by the natural food chain than infused with toxic chemicals and thrown into the ground for a prolonged rot over centuries like plastic bottles--as is the practice of many Christian morticians.

Ok better, thanks.
However, don’t you think that’s a lot of faith you have to identify yourself as a dead body?
Everybody has some type of faith - the question is, does it motivate & inspire - work for you, or does it work against you?

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:42 am Is there anything more disgusting and hideous than what Christian morticians do to dead bodies. Infusing us with toxic chemicals and throwing us into the ground for a prolonged rot over centuries like plastic bottles?

I'd like to be cremated or recycled by the natural food chain.

Thoughts?

Who can afford that? Cremation is cheapest. The biggest graveyard in Leicester is aging out in to a beautiful park.