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no_hypocrisy

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2. Originally, I was enamored by the tradition of Native Americans where

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:43 AM

14 hrs ago

your body is stripped, left up in the branches of a tree or a cactus and let the buzzards feed. It seemed ecological and circular.

But now considering the impracticality of my original intent, I'm going to be composted. I like the idea of growing nature on my decayed body.

I think that buying caskets and a burial plot that no one will eventually visit is a consumer scam.

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As an atheist, how do you feel about dead people, specifically, bluntly, dead bodies, including, ultimately, your own? [View all] NNadir 15 hrs ago OP

Very interesting. I agree with your point on death. I try to talk about family and friends who have died. Srkdqltr 14 hrs ago #1

Originally, I was enamored by the tradition of Native Americans where no_hypocrisy 14 hrs ago #2

DNR & cremation duckworth969 14 hrs ago #3

Donation WmChris 14 hrs ago #4

Thank you for that thoughtful post. 1WorldHope 14 hrs ago #5

I read that Socrates was asked what he would like to be done with his body CivicGrief 14 hrs ago #6

Personally, I hope my donation is accepted as the anatomical gift which I have planned. littlemissmartypants 13 hrs ago #7

interesting! and I'd like to dig into this a little more stopdiggin 13 hrs ago #8

I am an atheist LogDog75 12 hrs ago #9

my thoughts parallel your own mike_c 12 hrs ago #10

Some years ago, I concluded the greatest people of cachukis 12 hrs ago #11

Atheist here. Buddyzbuddy 4 hrs ago #12