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Buried alive: you would die slower but you could fall asleep while you are buried alive and not feel anything, thus dying almost painlessly. However, if you stayed awake, you could freak out and try and dig your way out and (depending on what is above you) gore your hands badly while the mental torture of being alone and knowing your death is coming slowly drives you insane.

Burned alive: although quicker, the pain is enough that you couldn't fall asleep, forced to feel it until it burned your nerve endings, thus eliminating your pain. If it was hot enough, it could bring the blood in your skull to a boil, killing you more painfully then one could imagine.

The real debate is simple: Mental or phsyical pain before death.