California legalizes human composting bill

Meh, I have it in my WILL i want to be buried in a Pine Box with no frills in or out, I know the wood will collapse in from the weight of  the soil and within a year be reduced to a few bones.  People for thousands of years just put a person in the ground and kept on trucking. Now I agree they did so with respect  to the dead, and I get your points. But the Dead don’t care, because, well their dead.

I brought this up at work last night. No one seemed shocked, and they were all seemingly ok with it. I found that….odd. I think there needs to be caution with this, because as you know, humans get one thing going and then they go hog wild and go to extremes with it. Once they open a door, then they slam it open wide and push the line further and further.

We have lots of laws on the books. Does not mean they are good or even useful.

The town I grew up in had a Law you could not kiss a person without first washing your mouth and lips with Rose-water. Also had a law that you could not have a Lunch-Box if Parks “because it reminded the elderly of when they use to be able to work”.  How about all the “Blue Laws” which actually violate the Constitution because they are 100% on the books because of Religion?

I bury carcasses of animals and fish I harvest every year in my garden, and produce excellent Fruits and Veggies. If someone wants to become compost, let them IT IS THEIR CHOICE. Heck with the price of a funeral I can see many people doing it to save their loved ones the cost of a expensive funeral. But I have to point out also, the group opposed to it is a Religious group. Same type that created blue laws.

If it is the persons choice as the article says, then so be it. The argument “can create an unfortunate spiritual, emotional and psychological distancing from the deceased.” is hilarious at best, it would only be for the living people that are already sensitive to the point they are Meme’s to begin with.

I grew up with a parent that was / is heavily in to Genealogy, I spent more time in cemeteries growing up then the undertakes, and even driving around town it struck me as a kid and still as an adult how many graves NEVER have anything flowers etc etc on them. I volunteer for flag detail each year on Memorial, Veterans and the 4th and see how few have anything on them. For the most part once someone is in the ground they are left alone as people do not like going back except maybe on a birthday or anniversary, and that is only until the spouse or kids have past-on.

Like I said, I understand the point, but the reality is “the dead do not care” and “it was the persons choice” I would love a viking funeral but their is a stupid law against it.