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We got on the subject of types of rocks, some formed by the carcasses of marine animals on the sea floor.
When organisms die, the body is chemically and physically broken down and the composing elememts and compounds are reintroduced into the Earth's natural cycles. Eg all of the organism is reused within Earth's closed system.
We humans have funerals and burials in which our bodies are preserved and sealed in an airtight casket. Our composing substances are not reintroduced into Earth's system (at least not for the forseeable future, eventually, of course).
Does that seem a little "selfish" or self-important of us? :P
When organisms die, the body is chemically and physically broken down and the composing elememts and compounds are reintroduced into the Earth's natural cycles. Eg all of the organism is reused within Earth's closed system.
We humans have funerals and burials in which our bodies are preserved and sealed in an airtight casket. Our composing substances are not reintroduced into Earth's system (at least not for the forseeable future, eventually, of course).
Does that seem a little "selfish" or self-important of us? :P