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It's important to know that Dr Tingle would never abuse a paragraph without clear consent. It's about love.

As someone who's pretty adamant about being buried whole with all of me that's available to bury upon my death, I still support opt-out organ donation. Those of us that have strong feelings about it still get to opt out- but those who don't and/or who don't care are more likely to become organ donors, and that's a good thing for everyone. It still allows choice, and as strongly as I feel about it for me personally, if I happened to forget to mark the opt-out box and I ended up able to save lives, well, that's not exactly something I can get too upset about, I guess. And not just because I'll be dead and can't get upset, haha

What kind of answer were you expecting?

I know that. And I'm not claiming it's rational, but it is my view of what to do with my body, and thankfully I still get to have it.

It's a valid question, and one I don't think you'll be satisfied with the answer on. I'm not religious nor spiritual, and I don't really believe in the afterlife (I also don't believe there isn't one - it's more I have no idea and don't ever think about it.) Despite all that, for whatever reason, for as long as I can remember I've had extremely strong feelings about the subject. I'm adamant about being buried, and adamant about being whole when I am. I get extremely uncomfortable and upset at the idea of being cremated or having organs remove. I don't know why, but for like 30 years, it's kind of been a thing for me and I don't see it going away. I would be very upset if I lost that choice.

The reason I can't get too upset if I forget to check the box is because I also believe in personal responsibility. If I'm not tricked into not checking the box, I have only myself to blame for the predicament.

Quick edit to throw some extra info in: I don't care about a coffin and I don't want to be preserved. I'd be fine just being put in a hole in the ground and have dirt shoveled over it.