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Organic Burial Pods

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And now for something completely different.

Bye-Bye Coffins, These Organic Burial Pods Turn Your Loved Ones Into Trees

Death puzzles, touches and disturbs us all, while presenting a realm of unanswered questions. One thing we do know for sure is that not one of us will escape death, and so you might as well know how you want to be buried.

No matter what your faith, or if you believe in an afterlife, these organic burial pods that turn loved ones into trees make the idea of death a little more comforting. In fact, these awesome burial pods make for the perfect burial ritual in so many ways.

Based in Italy, the Capsula Mundi project was formed by designers Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel. Fueled by their love of trees, the pair created an organic, biodegradable burial pod that literally turns a person’s remains into nutrients for a beautiful tree growing directly up above.

Sounds ideal, right? Unfortunately, these burial pods are only a concept idea for now, as it is against Italian Law to bury someone in this manner. If, or when, the project is allowed to proceed, the overall goal is to create cemeteries full of trees instead of tombstones. Instead of a cemetery, these parks will be referred to as “memory forests.”

 
It's already in my will and my wife is under instructions to cremate my body when I die and put it into a tree-urn and plant it. If this method becomes mature I'll definitely be switching to this so I can skip the cremation step. When I'm gone I will no longer need my body. It's a beautiful concept to complete the circle of life and return to the dust from which I came.

All 7 billion living humans on earth will die someday, and I'd much rather see 7 billion new trees than 7 billion non-biodegradable caskets with unending seas of tombstones.
 
But, but what if the tree that grows is a really, really ugly tree? "Geezus. Look at that tree there, Billy Bob. I bet that sumbitch went to hell."
 
But, but what if the tree that grows is a really, really ugly tree? "Geezus. Look at that tree there, Billy Bob. I bet that sumbitch went to hell."

Greetings, humbolt. :2wave:

:shock: .. :thumbs: .. :mrgreen:
 
Interesting....but I'm still set on donating my body to science, or whoever else wants it.


It's that, or I want my body burried out in a field somewhere. I don't need a marker. Don't want one.
 
It's already in my will and my wife is under instructions to cremate my body when I die and put it into a tree-urn and plant it. If this method becomes mature I'll definitely be switching to this so I can skip the cremation step. When I'm gone I will no longer need my body. It's a beautiful concept to complete the circle of life and return to the dust from which I came.

All 7 billion living humans on earth will die someday, and I'd much rather see 7 billion new trees than 7 billion non-biodegradable caskets with unending seas of tombstones.

I told my friends and family that they could do whatever they want to my body when Im dead- flush my ashes down the toilet, donate to science, feed my corpse to the cats. I doubt I'll be in a position to complain. :mrgreen:
 
i've thought about doing this. my current plan is cremation with no funeral. my GF actually wants me to have a funeral, though, because she sees the ritual as something that helps. i don't. i find funerals to be among the most miserable and unnecessarily expensive rituals that humanity has come up with so far. i'd prefer having my ashes spread in the late afternoon when the light is just right for taking photos, and then have everyone who feels like wasting time meet up at a bar for a wake. spend part of the funeral money on a round for everyone, and then another chunk of it making sure that they all have access to a taxi. the rest of it should go to my family, not some funeral parlor.

i will say that i have lived directly behind a funeral home for about fifteen years now, and they are great, caring people who i like personally. however, i still consider it a waste of money, and when i'm grieving over the loss of a loved one, the last thing i want to do is to glad-hand five hundred people for six hours with no booze available. i mean, seriously. i understand that extroverts might draw something off of that, but i sure as **** don't. leave me the **** alone until i have the strength to crawl out of my hideout, and then i'll talk to you one on one about how much death sucks. not when i'm raw, though.
 
Interesting....but I'm still set on donating my body to science, or whoever else wants it.


It's that, or I want my body burried out in a field somewhere. I don't need a marker. Don't want one.

It's interesting you say that. Do you realize that after science is done with you your body is returned to your family? You'll still need some way to get rid of your body.

The pecking order for me is:

1) All of my useful organs can and should be immediately harvested after my death, as my organ donor card allows.
2) If there's enough of my body left to be useful, donate it to science. When it's returned from science:
3) Organic burial pod so that my remaining nutrients can nourish the earth and plant life, completing the cycle.

I want my body to benefit mankind as much as it possibly can, and I think with this setup just about every atom of my body will.
 
Interesting concept, but I doubt it could ever become legal in this country.
 
It's interesting you say that. Do you realize that after science is done with you your body is returned to your family? You'll still need some way to get rid of your body.

The pecking order for me is:

1) All of my useful organs can and should be immediately harvested after my death, as my organ donor card allows.
2) If there's enough of my body left to be useful, donate it to science. When it's returned from science:
3) Organic burial pod so that my remaining nutrients can nourish the earth and plant life, completing the cycle.

I want my body to benefit mankind as much as it possibly can, and I think with this setup just about every atom of my body will.


I just want my burial to be as cheap as humanly possible. Hire a dude with a shovel, find a field someplace, and make it happen.
 
I like the pod idea. It is fairly new and if it catches on I would definetely go that way.

Along with this concept is Green Burial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImLMosqNUf4

I love the concept.
I watched a long program on this a few years back. Going from what I recall & some may not like it as marker are not permitted. Families do visit and grieve, so I wonder if it should be permitted, to allow families to visit the proper place where a loved one is buried.
 
When I'm dead, I don't care what happens to my body. Throw it in a ditch for all I care. I don't need it.
 
I watched a long program on this a few years back. Going from what I recall & some may not like it as marker are not permitted. Families do visit and grieve, so I wonder if it should be permitted, to allow families to visit the proper place where a loved one is buried.

yes I get the grieving thing that some need

personally, I don't need that...almost my whole family is dead and I have zero desire to visit their grave, have maybe done so twice in a few decades...to me, they aren't there

they are with me, daily in memory and in spirit not in a plot of ground that holds their body

but that's me and I am anything but "normal" so there ya go:lol:
 
For most, a funeral provides needed closure. And that's the thing: Funerals are really for the living.

When my sister died 10 days ago and in accordance with her religious beliefs (Wiccan), there was no funeral. I'm okay with this, and it certainly saves money, but I think a funeral is an important ritual. I mean, even Neaderthals honored their dead by placing flowers at the grave.
 
For most, a funeral provides needed closure. And that's the thing: Funerals are really for the living.

When my sister died 10 days ago and in accordance with her religious beliefs (Wiccan), there was no funeral. I'm okay with this, and it certainly saves money, but I think a funeral is an important ritual. I mean, even Neaderthals honored their dead by placing flowers at the grave.
I'm so sorry for your loss nota. :(
 
i've thought about doing this. my current plan is cremation with no funeral. my GF actually wants me to have a funeral, though, because she sees the ritual as something that helps. i don't. i find funerals to be among the most miserable and unnecessarily expensive rituals that humanity has come up with so far. i'd prefer having my ashes spread in the late afternoon when the light is just right for taking photos, and then have everyone who feels like wasting time meet up at a bar for a wake. spend part of the funeral money on a round for everyone, and then another chunk of it making sure that they all have access to a taxi. the rest of it should go to my family, not some funeral parlor.

i will say that i have lived directly behind a funeral home for about fifteen years now, and they are great, caring people who i like personally. however, i still consider it a waste of money, and when i'm grieving over the loss of a loved one, the last thing i want to do is to glad-hand five hundred people for six hours with no booze available. i mean, seriously. i understand that extroverts might draw something off of that, but i sure as **** don't. leave me the **** alone until i have the strength to crawl out of my hideout, and then i'll talk to you one on one about how much death sucks. not when i'm raw, though.

Greetings, Helix. :2wave:

My late husband wanted to be cremated and he asked me to take his ashes to NC where he was born. He also asked the funeral home, who would be handling things in the future, if a notice in the newspaper was mandatory, because he didn't want one, since he felt that I would be bombarded with phone calls from strangers who wanted to sell me some kind of memorial because he had died. It wasn't, so we were both happy about that. Everyone that knew him was notified about his death - old co-workers, friends, etc - so our family was able to mourn privately in peace since he also requested no public funeral services. He didn't like attending them, and he felt no one else did either if they had a choice! Very nice gesture from a loving, considerate man who we felt was taken from us too soon because of complications from advanced diabetes. RIP once again today to a kind honest human being that I was smart enough to marry and spend many fun years together...
 
I'm so sorry for your loss nota. :(

Thank you for your kindness. I am so grateful that she died pain-free and as she had wished, with dignity and courage.
 
Thank you for your kindness. I am so grateful that she died pain-free and as she had wished, with dignity and courage.
I'm grateful for that as well. That is a blessing.
 
Greetings, Helix. :2wave:

My late husband wanted to be cremated and he asked me to take his ashes to NC where he was born. He also asked the funeral home, who would be handling things in the future, if a notice in the newspaper was mandatory, because he didn't want one, since he felt that I would be bombarded with phone calls from strangers who wanted to sell me some kind of memorial because he had died. It wasn't, so we were both happy about that. Everyone that knew him was notified about his death - old co-workers, friends, etc - so our family was able to mourn privately in peace since he also requested no public funeral services. He didn't like attending them, and he felt no one else did either if they had a choice! Very nice gesture from a loving, considerate man who we felt was taken from us too soon because of complications from advanced diabetes. RIP once again today to a kind honest human being that I was smart enough to marry and spend many fun years together...

really sorry for your loss, polgara.
 
Greetings, Helix. :2wave:

My late husband wanted to be cremated and he asked me to take his ashes to NC where he was born. He also asked the funeral home, who would be handling things in the future, if a notice in the newspaper was mandatory, because he didn't want one, since he felt that I would be bombarded with phone calls from strangers who wanted to sell me some kind of memorial because he had died. It wasn't, so we were both happy about that. Everyone that knew him was notified about his death - old co-workers, friends, etc - so our family was able to mourn privately in peace since he also requested no public funeral services. He didn't like attending them, and he felt no one else did either if they had a choice! Very nice gesture from a loving, considerate man who we felt was taken from us too soon because of complications from advanced diabetes. RIP once again today to a kind honest human being that I was smart enough to marry and spend many fun years together...

Condolences, polgara. Your husband sounds just like my grandfather. When he passed away he didn't want an elaborate funeral either because he felt it would be a bother to others.
 
Condolences, polgara. Your husband sounds just like my grandfather. When he passed away he didn't want an elaborate funeral either because he felt it would be a bother to others.

Greetings, PoS. :2wave:

Thanks. *hug* Off topic, but I ordered your book today, and Amazon said I'd receive it on the 11th. I need a reading break, so it will be a welcome change of pace! :mrgreen:
 
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