Religion and Fear of death
It starts as a child. Shortly after we are told that we will die, we start wondering what will happen after we die. We learn what could happen to our bodies but we are often told that our soul will do something different. Understandably, children believe the first answer they hear. I first asked this question to my grandmother who told me that I would go to heaven. I believed that for years. I also was haunted by hearing about the idea of hell. But then I began to question this and told my self the more comforting story, that we all go to heaven. As I got older this story seemed less and less appealing. If we all go to heaven then I would be stuck in the same place for all eternity as bad people so both stories seem unsettling. The most unsettling aspect of the after life is not knowing. It would have been easier for my grandma to just initially tell me that she does not know what happens after death.
I got into a discussion with a friend about weather it would be better to pretend to believe in god just incase in the after life he exists and will be angry. My argument agents this idea is that there is too many religions for someone to cover all ground just incase. Say that the ancient Egyptian gods are the real, Wouldn't the god's prefer that you are agnostic or atheist then christian? This question remained remains. I would like to learn more about how different religions believe god/the gods will treat non-believers in the after life.
Through my 17 years of life I have never heard of a culture ware no one believes in some sort of after life. Why do all cultures come up with an answer to what will happen after we die? It connects back to children. We all try to believe a story that we will live for ever. It is part of being human. With the intelligence that makes us human, comes the curiosity and fear of what will happen after we die. I would like to learn more about the physiological effects of religion on someone. I have heard that believing that there is an after life can cause someone to be happier even if what there believing is probably not true.
Burials
The only experience I have had pertaining to burials is my grate grandpas funeral. It was a catholic funeral ware we met at a church and the body was carried down the isle in a casket by 6 men. One man was waring a military uniform to the funeral. I wondered why he would want to draw attention to himself at his stepfathers funeral. Wouldn't you want to get people to be grateful for the deceits not for your military work? Everyone but the military man was in black and everyone was serous. I did not like how everyone was there to remember the deceits but everyone was sad. If you remember a dead person don't you want to remember the good memories?
Cremation
I have had almost no experience with cremations. When I went to Hawaii with my grandma we were walking on the beach and there was a funeral going on ware we encountered a memorial serves. The man who had died was having his ashes spread in the ocean. My grandmother and I gave our condolences and left. It seemed like a happier ceremony then my grate grandfathers funeral. I don't think one is better then the other but I don't want to throw a party just so i can weep for my loved ones. I want to throw a party like the hawaiian one and celebrate my dead loved ones. I don't know if it has anything to do with the cremation. Perhaps the fact that the body is not there helps them get over the death which makes it easier to think about the happy parts of the persons life.
Questions
What present of Americans are cremated?
How does religion effect the care of the dead?
How does religion effect attitude towards the after life?
How has care of the dead changed?
Do all doctors dissect corpses during training?
What are the laws pertaining to medical corps dissecting?
Why do people object to being organ donors?
Why do people chose to be organ donors?
Who decides weather an unidentified corps is?
What is the standard practice of a family who can not afford a barrel or cremation?
When does the police decide that an unidentified body is appropriate to ether cremate or berry?
Where are cremations done?
When did cremations start?
How long have cremations always been normal in the USA?
How are cremations done?
Whats the most eco-friendly way of caring for a dead body?
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