Should graveyards be developed and future ones banned?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have nearly endless quantities of land in North America. No, I'm not concerned about cemeteries. Rock Creek Park is how big? Most of it is useless.

+1

OP sounds like someone who has never taken a road trip anywhere and has no idea how vast our country is.

Sounds like OP wants to build a house in an "ideal" location.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like OP tried to troll, and failed miserably.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have nearly endless quantities of land in North America. No, I'm not concerned about cemeteries. Rock Creek Park is how big? Most of it is useless.

+1

OP sounds like someone who has never taken a road trip anywhere and has no idea how vast our country is.

You two sound like people who have driven through once or twice and have no idea how much land is lost to suburban sprawl and development every year.

Poor trolling, OP. Nearly two thirds of Americans are cremated now so it’s not like there’s a rush to build new cemeteries all the time, and there’s nothing wrong with having a few calm and contemplative spaces where we can ponder our mortality. If you want to tackle underutilized space, go after golf courses or people with multiple houses who tie up real estate.

[Anonymous]

OP, nobody wants this…

[Anonymous]

There’s lots of land. Just not where you want it. Leave my dead granny alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That isn’t going to happen. People have a lot of religious beliefs about burying the body whole. We need to adopt the practices of the East. They wrap the body in white cloth, and drop it in a hole.

It's superstition. It is the year 2023.

They're already developing over burial plots in Europe because they have advanced thinking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, are you talking about building housing developments on burial sites, like in the movie “Poltergeist”?

Or are you saying we shouldn’t devote any more land to cemetaries?

Both. Just like they do in Europe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very immense graveyard across the river in Arlington, OP. Too bad you can’t touch that and the heroes buried there.

Plenty of places in the world with people in catacombs over which civilization exists.

[Anonymous]

Burial is extremely wasteful and cremation created a massive carbon footprint, furthering climate change.

But we have a final solution available: just simply dissolve corpses in a strong (and recyclable) alkaline solution:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkaline_hydrolysis_(body_disposal)

People, we need to pass laws to require this, to fight the climate-crisis.

[Anonymous]

Of course not! But all houses should only be built on
On 1/16of an acre. No more mcmansions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That isn’t going to happen. People have a lot of religious beliefs about burying the body whole. We need to adopt the practices of the East. They wrap the body in white cloth, and drop it in a hole.

It's superstition. It is the year 2023.

They're already developing over burial plots in Europe because they have advanced thinking.

I’m an atheist, and I agree it’s superstition. Still, government has no business dictating how people can observe their death rituals. Put your wishes in writing if you’d like to not contribute to the cemetery problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Land accessible to developed cities and infrastructure is NOT unlimited. We need more dense areas, more town-centric, etc. Its ridiculous how much land they take up. Same with churches and their living rent-free/tax-free/audit-free. Yes, they should be banned. Its all poppy-cock. Processing of bodies through embalming is also a horrendous practice.

https://www.businessinsider.com/burying-dead-bodies-environment-funeral-conservation-2015-10#eco-friendly-alternatives-do-exist-6

Churches are vital parts of a community that provide conference rooms and meeting spaces for all sorts of community and civic groups. They don't just take up space but provide hosting places otherwise unavailable to people.

B/S. Maybe some but in 1 mile around my house in a suburb there are 14 churches, if not more. I can walk, in my neighborhood, to 8.

You have no idea who is being hosted. They are majority empty a majority of the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That isn’t going to happen. People have a lot of religious beliefs about burying the body whole. We need to adopt the practices of the East. They wrap the body in white cloth, and drop it in a hole.

It's superstition. It is the year 2023.

They're already developing over burial plots in Europe because they have advanced thinking.

I’m an atheist, and I agree it’s superstition. Still, government has no business dictating how people can observe their death rituals. Put your wishes in writing if you’d like to not contribute to the cemetery problem.

If observing death rituals is adversely affecting the climate crisis, then government has an absolute right and obligation to step in.

[Anonymous]

In a of countries, like Germany, cemeteries basically rent out their plots for a limited time, maybe a decade, maybe a century, then the space will get reused. That's what happens when you have limited space.

For those saying our country is huge with lots of open space, sure it is. But those wide open spaces in the middle of the country don't do much good for city dwellers on the coast.

I like the idea of green, natural cemeteries where you get laid to rest in a shroud and become one with the earth. Or the composting burials.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That isn’t going to happen. People have a lot of religious beliefs about burying the body whole. We need to adopt the practices of the East. They wrap the body in white cloth, and drop it in a hole.

It's superstition. It is the year 2023.

They're already developing over burial plots in Europe because they have advanced thinking.

I’m an atheist, and I agree it’s superstition. Still, government has no business dictating how people can observe their death rituals. Put your wishes in writing if you’d like to not contribute to the cemetery problem.

If observing death rituals is adversely affecting the climate crisis, then government has an absolute right and obligation to step in.

Is there anything not adversely impacting the climate? Let’s see impact of cremation vs lithium mining for EVs or Atlantic wind farms killing whales.

The climate was 2 degrees centigrade warmer when our early hunter gather ancestors roamed the earth and lived in caves. I think we will survive.