I don't think their really useful personally but many people hold their own personal and spiritual opinions and they want to be buried/visit their dead loved ones to pay respect.
Poll: Are Cemetaries a Waste of Space?
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But the plaques don't save space on the corpses that are buried in the ground. :OUltratwinkie said:
You're actually quite correct, family plots in cemetaries are owned (bought) by the family, they're not free. So technically cemetaries are already-bought land developped differently from housing/commercial/etc, it isn't "public" land.Kpt._Rob said:
That being said, cremation should be the way to go anyways in my opinion, you can house 25x more (dead) people in a columbarium than in a cemetary for less land space.
To reiterate what has been mentioned a few times here before, the dead don't care about their remains. They're dead. Yes, it is an important part of certain religious and cultural beliefs as well as a powerful and (in most cases) necessary part of the grieving process. Although current methods of burial and memorialization could stand to be more efficient, there is something else to consider. How we treat our dead and remember them is not only for the members of the surviving family. It is also a lasting record of cultural trends and traditions. Of the ones still around, some of the most iconic landmarks in the world are cemetaries: The pyramids of Egypt, the Taj Mahal. Even uncovered remains of commoner graves gives us incredible insight into the cultures of the past. It was considered a breakthrough in human history when archaeologists discovered the oldest known burial remains. It marked the point when humans felt a sense of loss and considered life after death.
But Global Warming!Mekado said:
The ideal scenario would involve pieces of land designated to be burial plots for a certain amount of time, with easily degradable coffins. Then turn it into a mall or something after a couple of years. Imagine the possibilities.
Parents: [somberly: to children] We're going to visit grandma, do you guys want to come?
Child One: Can we get a cookie cake from the food court?
Child Two: Can we play laser tag? That'll make you feel better.
There's plenty of ways to remember people, and pay respect to loved ones lost. Actually keeping the corpse somewhere you can go and be near it has always seemed a bit odd and unnecessary to me.
I mean, I think we'd all agree it'd be creepy as fuck if we we stuffed/mummified/whatever our departed friends/family and then kept them in the living room, but it's okay to throw some dirt on top and store them elsewhere? Bullshit, a corpse is a corpse, if you don't want to actually see the body, you don't need to keep the body, burn that thing.
I mean, I think we'd all agree it'd be creepy as fuck if we we stuffed/mummified/whatever our departed friends/family and then kept them in the living room, but it's okay to throw some dirt on top and store them elsewhere? Bullshit, a corpse is a corpse, if you don't want to actually see the body, you don't need to keep the body, burn that thing.
They are necessary because when someone develops a way to regenerate dead tissue without the whole "No Soul" problem, then I want to get in on that shit.
Or if I develop a way to regenerate dead tissue WITH the "No Soul" problem, then I'll need plenty of corpses to bring back for my undead army, so from a tactical view point, no they are not a waste of space, they are simply a barracks of the undead.
Seriously, even though I've visited the graves of loved ones who have passed, I must admit that they are just taking up space.
Or if I develop a way to regenerate dead tissue WITH the "No Soul" problem, then I'll need plenty of corpses to bring back for my undead army, so from a tactical view point, no they are not a waste of space, they are simply a barracks of the undead.
Seriously, even though I've visited the graves of loved ones who have passed, I must admit that they are just taking up space.
Organ donation is cool too. Hell, I'm not using them. Put my bones in a museum, too.
I've said before "Cremate me and spread my ashes somewhere symbolic, or something stupid like that."
I've said before "Cremate me and spread my ashes somewhere symbolic, or something stupid like that."
I still drop flowers on my Grandma's grave.
I'd be very unhappy if she was suddenly dug up and cremated.
I'd be very unhappy if she was suddenly dug up and cremated.
You thinking what I'm thinking?
Human bodies launched out of a cannon into space!
Edit: That was bad. But yes they are a little much in terms of space. I can't think of a better solution at the moment.
Human bodies launched out of a cannon into space!
Edit: That was bad. But yes they are a little much in terms of space. I can't think of a better solution at the moment.
This is actually an interesting social science question relating to the development of civilization and human kind's efforts to differentiate themselves from animals.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but at some point in time during our transition from small groups of hunter-gatherers to organized tribes, we began to distance ourselves from what Mufasa adroitly explains as the Circle of Life. We did not want to see our bodies become the grass so that other food sources could eat us. We began to bury our dead so that they would not be eaten by scavengers. In humanity's efforts to understand the world around us, we began to bury items with the bodies of revered elders, which led to the ultimate symbol of ego after death: the pyramids.
It was only after the rise of the middle class in Italy during the Renaissance that family cemeteries became affordable for affluent merchants, and eventually, to anyone with enough money to buy a plot. This is why funerals are still expensive; they are status symbols of a certain degree of wealth, or in the case of government-funded funerals for veterans, symbols of honor or prestige.
So, to summarize, since we are running out of room on Earth, why not construct gargantuan private mausoleums in space? I, for one, would like my eternal tomb to be the size of a small moon, with the power to destroy planets.
You know, nothing too fancy.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but at some point in time during our transition from small groups of hunter-gatherers to organized tribes, we began to distance ourselves from what Mufasa adroitly explains as the Circle of Life. We did not want to see our bodies become the grass so that other food sources could eat us. We began to bury our dead so that they would not be eaten by scavengers. In humanity's efforts to understand the world around us, we began to bury items with the bodies of revered elders, which led to the ultimate symbol of ego after death: the pyramids.
It was only after the rise of the middle class in Italy during the Renaissance that family cemeteries became affordable for affluent merchants, and eventually, to anyone with enough money to buy a plot. This is why funerals are still expensive; they are status symbols of a certain degree of wealth, or in the case of government-funded funerals for veterans, symbols of honor or prestige.
So, to summarize, since we are running out of room on Earth, why not construct gargantuan private mausoleums in space? I, for one, would like my eternal tomb to be the size of a small moon, with the power to destroy planets.
You know, nothing too fancy.
Ont he one hand yes, it may be seen as space issue, however, i don't know how it is in your country, but here most of cemetery grounds are property of church. It is not like anything else would be built here. Second thing is old cemeteries that are also considered cultural relics and works of art due to all the sculpture there. Third reason is the fact that decomposition of dead bodies is part of our ecosystem, i am not sure what would happen if you would simple remove it, might be we would have problems.