Green Burial

Obviously, a burial in which the deceased is pumped full of formaldehyde, dressed in new clothing, slathered with make-up, placed in a $10,000 coffin, and put in the ground, is one of the dumbest things humans have ever come up with.

Cremation hardly seems a much more reasonable alternative. Especially for baby-boomers whose cavity fillings are made of mercury which is vaporized in the cremation process and sent into the atmosphere.

It always seemed to me that organic matter, of which the human body is composed, decays quite readily when exposed to environmental elements. Bacteria and fungi are also graciously willing to facilitate the decomposition process for free, as opposed to the thousands of dollars charged by funeral homes for a traditional American funeral.

Thankfully, there is a growing Green Burial Movement taking place in the US and elsewhere, wherein the deceased are simply placed in the ground without any preparation or coffin. A Google search of that term will yield plenty of info.

Please note that this is not an "Alternative Funeral practice". Embalming people is "alternative" in the sense that it is a new idea in history and is not widely practiced in the world.

Let this post serve as notice that if I am embalmed, I WILL come back from the grave and eat the brain of the responsible party.