The Conqueror Worm must have his due.
I would rather have a pine box and no chemicals. Unfortunately I think being buried like that most places is illegal. Maybe they’re afraid I may break wind in the afterlife.
Sometimes I have this weird vision: We should stand tall before the Man in our birthday suits, skeletons; not with all the impedimentia of embalmed flesh.
I think it's illegal for disease reasons. Bury a body of someone with say Ebola in a pine box and as soon as the box rots, you've got a contamination of the soil/groundwater that could be uncontrollable.
Some bodies should be cremated for health reasons.