Stupid things religious people say

[Pat Mustard]

Navajo Nation fights sending human remains to the moon

The Navajo Nation, one of the nation's largest Indigenous tribes, is asking that human remains not be placed on the moon as planned by two private companies scheduled next week.

The moon holds a sacred place among Navajo people and other Indigenous tribes. Navajo Nation president Buu Nygren said private companies placing cremated human remains violate tribes' religions and traditions.

Celestis CEO and co-founder Charles M. Chafer dismissed Nygren's concerns in a statement to USA TODAY.

"No individual religion can or should dictate whether a space mission should be approved ... we do not and never have let religious beliefs dictate humanity's space efforts," Chafer said.

https://www.axios.com/2024/01/05/navajo-...oon-sacred

Well I'd agree with the Navajo people's petition to not put corpses on the moon, but not for their stated religious reasons. It is monumentally wasteful, in monetary terms, in terms of resource usage and in terms of environmental damage to blast a corpse up to the moon.

All this scheme is is a way to stroke the egos of rich people for big money.