On 20/05/2021 12:20, Fredxx wrote:
On 20/05/2021 00:54, Steve Walker wrote:
On 20/05/2021 00:30, Fredxx wrote:
On 20/05/2021 00:08, Steve Walker wrote:
On 19/05/2021 16:57, GB wrote:
On 19/05/2021 16:18, Tim Streater wrote:

If the alternative is climate catastrophe, then I'm prepared to stop
occasionally.

How d'ye know that's the alternative?

Let's do a risk analysis:

Suppose all the scientists concerned about climate catastrophe are
wrong, then you'll be suffering a little inconvenience
unnecessarily. That's not the end of the world.


Suppose all the scientists concerned about climate catastrophe are
right, but we refuse to suffer a little inconvenience. That is the
end of the world.

It's not a "little inconvenience" when you are literally unable to
get to a family funeral in time without a petrol or diesel car!

The same way we coped before the motor car, with careful planning.

How can you plan for a sudden death and the funeral being the next
day, on the far side of Ireland?

In Ireland if someone dies in the night, people are typically notified
the next day and the funeral is the day after.

Typically? So it is optional for those arranging the funeral to consider.

It is very unusual to be longer - indeed whereas in the UK funeral
notices might appear in the paper, Ireland broadcasts them on the radio.
Why should people be expected change things to accommodate inferior
technology?

I'm sure the same was true for the UK, but we've advanced to consider
the arrangements and time taken for relatives to attend the funeral.
Especially in a world where mourners might now be in different continents.

What of other religions? Jews and Muslims have rules for fast burials.