It would be neat if, instead of headstones in graveyards, we planted trees with plaques. They would be more environmentally friendly and nicer to walk through, amirite?

And if we don't use coffins the fertilisation will be great!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

For some reason, all I can imagine is a dead gray tree without leaves

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I'm sure you're the kind of person who would protest against the building of a highway due to the fact that it might disrupt the humble abode of a squirrel, or the clearing away of dead underbrush, so that the beetles would have a place to live.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

You seem like the type of person who could use a nice punch in the face.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

You seem like the type of person who doesn't understand that every creature plays a role in the balance of nature...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Or it could be that I still have a shred of respect for humanity to know that the life of anything besides a person's life comes after the life of a person. I question the mentality of anyone who believes differently.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

The person is dead...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Alright, lets stop picking on the anonymous dude. He's a humanist. I'm not sure I completely agree with his philosophy, but it's not an illegitimate one altogether. Besides, thus far it seems to me that neither side has made an argument that extended beyond ad hominem.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

You can be a humanist but that doesn't mean that the view isn't open for criticism especially when they are the ones that said they question the mentality of anyone who believes differently to them. And I didn't use an ad hominem argument,they are saying that the life of a person comes before the life of anything else, but the post is talking about dead people, so their point is invalid anyway.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Of course it's open to criticism. And I didn't mean you in particular were being ad hominem, I meant "you" to refer to the group of people who were attacking the humanist. His argument was ad hominem as well. And I think he would say that whether they're dead or not is irrelevant, they're still superior to the animals. I don't necessarily support that view, but I suspect it's what he would argue.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I wasn't referring to the post, when I put my first comment, and people insulted me for that, I was referring back to that first comment, not the post itself...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

1- There is a reply button you should use when replying to a specific comment. Otherwise it does look like you are commenting on the post. 2- Why would you assume they are the type of person who would protest just because they made a joke about not using coffins in a cemetery with trees instead of headstones because it would be good fertilization?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I did reply to my comment:o and, well, "more environmentally friendly" pretty much gives that away.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Dude... So you were relpying to the post? And yes planting trees instead of gravestones is more environmentally friendly, what is wrong with that?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I made the assumption that since the first thing they said was they'd be more environmentally friendly, that they were the kind of person who care deeply of the environment. I'm not saying I don't care, I just think humans come first, then other animals. I could be right or wrong on that one...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Humanists are pretty much sadists because if we keep doing what we're doing to the environment, all the shit we put into the air will eventually kill us off. Just saying. Edit: I realize sadist might not be exactly the right word to use, but I feel like it conveys what I mean.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I agree with you on how we shouldn't dump nuclear/industrial waste when and wherever we want, but it's really not a problem anymore. There are more trees now than there were 100 years ago, it's not like when paper companies chop down trees they let the land go to waste. They replant the ones they chop down, so they don't put themselves out of business. I really do think that the environment isn't in danger anymore, like it was 30 years ago. If you can prove me wrong, I'd be more than happy to read about what you have to say, but we're not "killing" the Earth...anymore.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's more than just nuclear waste and stuff like that. There are tons of chemicals we're putting into the air that ends up getting everywhere (in our food, clothes, etc.). You can read a lot about it in Oceans.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

We don't drink ocean water...and yeah there may be, but trees filter out those toxins, and like I said, more trees now than 100 years ago.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's not just about the ocean. And no, trees don't filter out the toxins. Trees filter carbon dioxide, not toxic artificial chemicals and microscopic bits of plastic. And while we may have more trees than 100 years ago, our impact on the environment has increased more than the number of trees.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I feel like plants and death aren't a good mix.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Well i'm not sure if you've heard of the folk tales, but normally when death is near a plant- the plant will wilt and becomes gloomy. Although i'm not saying that's completely true, just what i've heard.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Luckily Carshay, life isn't governed by the rules of fairy tales.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

What if the tree never grows or dies? That would make matters even more depressing.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

There's that circle; with death comes life.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's the ciiirrcle of liiiiiiife

by Anonymous 11 years ago

My friend's family had a tree planted in a park with a plaque on it commemorating her and there are quite a few parks that allow that to happen here, it's really a beautiful memorial idea.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

This is a really good idea. I hope it catches on, it would be really cool

by Anonymous 11 years ago

For some reason, I read "plagues."

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Beautiful post.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Thank you very much :)

by Anonymous 11 years ago

This is what the elves do in Inheritance (Eragon series) when one of the elves dies; from that point on (when I read it), I have wanted to do this.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I just hope none of the trees die- this is one case where a headstone would be more viable, as it's more permanent. It's still a wonderful idea, though.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Every living thing eventually dies. But even so, you can still plant a new tree.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

it seems like an amazing idea, but if for some reason the tree didn't grow or was struck by lightning or died of some tree disease or whatever, i think some families would be upset

by Anonymous 11 years ago