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Yes, but there's often a spiritualist component. There's also much more chance for pageantry with a burial, and there's a specific place to visit for their memory. Many find it distasteful to burn bodies, which leads to traditions such as burials when a species develops its cultures.
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It just seems like a waste to me. If someone’s dead, you can’t change it. No point in sitting around, thinking about it.