Let us examine another fallacy that is being propounded viz. According to the Zoroastrian religion, one can only place dry well-inspected kathi on the fire. According to the Behram Yasht, a Zoroastrian who places wet wood on the fire, is a worshiper of the water fiend, vyambur dev. In the Atash Niyayesh, which is a litany in praise of the fire, there is a clear reference about the kind of offering, which the fire expects from its worshipper, esm, which is fuel, baoidhi, which is incense, pithwi, which is food, and upasayana, which is nourishment. So this is what one places on the fire.
Fire is a yazata to whom one offers dry wood and other fragrant material as stated above.
According to the Zoroastrian religion, the corpse is disposed of as per natural laws in a natural manner. In this regard, the Vendidad clearly mentions khurshed nigarishni, i.e. exposing the dead body to the cleansing rays of the sun, and vayo va kerefsh kharo - i.e. corpse devouring birds as the main natural agents to help the process of disposal of the dead. The rays of the sun that fall on the corpse in a natural manner are important here, man cannot interfere in this process by generating artificial heat. Baking bodies in this artificial manner is not khurshed nigarishini, in my view it gives an indication of a solar crematorium. It is important that man should not interfere in this natural process.