Is it? I'm pretty sure you'd just be a dead human.
Fun, isn't it?
Are you still a human when you're dead? A philosophical question for the ages...
And a rotting corpse in a leaking coffin ISN'T?
Besides, I'll instruct my relatives to scatter my ashes in a place where no one will notice them.
Is it? I'm pretty sure you'd just be a dead human.
Fun, isn't it?
Are you still a human when you're dead? A philosophical question for the ages...
Now, whether you are a person is a whole 'nother matter.
Are you saying we should give the... undead full voting rights?
I guess I always just thought of "human" as a synonym for "homosapien." Dead or alive, it's still the name of the species.
Well, I guess the rotting corpse is actually good for the soil, whereas the burning must generate CO2. Though I guess there's a higher ecological footprint involved in making the coffin.
Like a giant Where's Waldo game in the dirt.
Is it? I'm pretty sure you'd just be a dead human.Fun, isn't it?
Are you still a human when you're dead? A philosophical question for the ages...
Now, whether you are a person is a whole 'nother matter.
I dunno; is a human a body or is it the combo of body and soul/consciousness? Do dead "humans" have human rights? Never really thought about this one properly...
A black market in brains, perhaps?
Works for Chicago.Are you saying we should give the dead and undead full voting rights?
I- don't know about where you are, but in some jurisdictions it's illegal to just bury the coffin. A larger concrete vault with a heavy concrete lid is required. The larger tub like base is placed in the grave before the service ready for the coffin to be lowered into it. The lid is lowered later before soil and sod are replaced. I've seen vaults equiped with a rubber (synthetic) seal that I suspect would complete a barrier between the deceased and any crawlies occupying the soil. There's still bacteria already present in the body and chemical reactions to break things down though. Embalming probably slows that process (and makes certain there aren't any "buried alive" incidents).
