Question: How decomposed a body would you consider preserving?
(no login) Posted Jul 6, 2001 5:17 PM
How decomposed a body would you consider preserving the remains of?
Let's consider for a moment a decomposing body, in a casket, pumped full of mortician's fluids. I supposed you'd say that that would be worth your consideration.
But if that body had been buried for, say 5 years, in what condition would it be? Let's push the envelope here and assume that what we have left is nothing but skeletal remains and teeth. Would you consider THAT worth saving?
How about ashes? If someone has been cremated, would you freeze the ashes to prevent even further decomposition?
Does you theory accomodate diaries of the deceased? Bills and receipts? After all, hard copies of items generated by the person is part of the information complex left behind by them.
Concievably, then, would it make sense to you to freeze a skeleton along with the fellows tax returns? This would certainly constitute that there's nothing more certain in life than death and taxes!
Seriously, though, would you freeze a skeletal remain? Why or why not?
