God said to Adam, “…dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return” (Genesis 3:19). However, now you may avoid the “dust” at death by having your remains liquefied. The Week news magazine (May 30, 2008, p. 22) reports a new option of “dissolving a body in lye and high heat and pouring the remains down the drain. The method, which is known as alkaline hydrolysis, involves placing a dead body in a steel container with the caustic chemical lye. The vat is then heated and pressurized so that human remains boil down to a brown, sterile fluid the consistency of motor oil. These remains can then be safely disposed of in public sewerage systems.” This gives new meaning to the Roto-Rooter jingle: “Roto-Rooter, that's the name; and away go my troubles down the drain!”
Advocates point out that it is more environmentally friendly than burial, which takes up needed land, and cremation, which can pollute the air with toxic chemicals from items such as dental fillings.
However, man cannot completely outsmart what God said to Adam in Genesis 3:19. After liquefying the cadaver, there’s a small amount of dry bone residue (dust) remaining from the body, which can be handed over to family in an urn.
Ashes to ashes… Dust to dust.
1 comment:
That's very interesting Pastor, I had never heard of that "technology" before. I tough cremation is already cool enough for a villager like me :-)
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