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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just an acceleration of our culture's discomfort with death. Now we can just pretend it doesn't happen. Does anyone think that any of the institutions/rituals of culture are at all valuable? That there was a reason they continued for centuries?[/quote] I agree. I don't think funeral services need to have embalmed bodies or praying or talk of the afterlife or any of the things that many people here are fixated on. But gathering together to honor a person who was loved, sharing memories of that person--I think it's really important. To me, honoring the dead in this way is something that, ideally, strengthens community and family ties. I understand that this isn't always the case-- when family ties are strained or nonexistent, funerals can be extraordinarily difficult and bring only pain. Maybe that's partially what underlies the disagreement here. [/quote]
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