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Permalink Reply by Tammi L Coles on March 16, 2011 at 3:41am

My family members. :-/

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Permalink Reply by Kraig Kolkowski on March 16, 2011 at 4:16am

I want to be cremated and have my ashes buried in the soil where a tree is planted.  this way I will be "one with the tree" so to speak.  not in a reincarnation way, but in a symbolic way where my descendants/family can come to  visit me, instead of a cement tomb stone.

 

if not a tree, something of that nature.  know what I mean?

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Permalink Reply by Melanie Dawn Molina Wood on March 20, 2011 at 8:06pm

I find it interesting that virtually every person on this thread said they wanted to donate whatever they could. Can you imagine if this was just as common amongst theists? We wouldn't have the horrific organ donor shortages as we do now.

 

Anyway, at death I would also like to donate whatever organs and body parts are still usable. And while donating the rest to science for med school studies is a good thing, I learned after my mother died that it also means being 'preserved' with all of the chemicals, similar to what is done in preparation for burial.

 

Likewise, cremation is harder on the environment than one would think.

 

I am encouraged by the rising popularity of "green" burials, some version of natural decomp, and have expressed a preference for this if available.

 

More than anything, though, I've told my family I do not want them spending a bunch of money disposing of my remains. Whatever is the least expensive method is fine by me.

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Permalink Reply by Michael C. on March 20, 2011 at 8:22pm

I plan on doing the donation to science and then cremation as well, I would like to think I could go to the body farm for forensic analysis. As long as some good can come from it, I'm all for it.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Frazier on March 20, 2011 at 11:10pm

Ever seen weekend at Bernie's?! I'm kidding.8) If I outlive my immediate family, I want to be donated to science, specifically plastinated; honestly for no other reason than "It is very cool" and my jaw slammed to the floor when I first saw it. If not, then I suppose my family can do what allows them to feel the most closure. Hopefully it's to have me plastinated!

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