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      11 days ago

      I have no clue how to even compare whipped cream vs no whipped cream.

      Do you like whipped cream?

      • I don’t think so? But I assume the same for the pie itself. And who knows how it would be together (most people, but not me) - some things are bad by themselves but good with certain things. And if the option is for a smaller piece with whipped cream, that might be less bad than a full sized piece without cream.

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          I don’t think so?

          You’ve never tried it or you just aren’t sure if you liked it?

          But I assume the same for the pie itself.

          You never know, some things don’t sound like they would be good but then you try them anyway and it turns out to be fantastic. There are very few things I will not at least try once before deciding its not for me. Hell sometimes I’ll try a food I’ve already tried once before and didn’t like it, and occasionally I am pleasantly surprised

          And if the option is for a smaller piece with whipped cream, that might be less bad than a full sized piece without cream.

          I believe that is what GreenKnight23 was getting at. Most people know whether or not they like whipped cream. If you did like it and were ‘forced’ to try a slice of pumpkin pie- well at minimum you will get something you do like along with something you don’t like. If you don’t like whipped cream, then you wouldn’t want it on your pumpkin pie slice because then you could possibly be eating two things you didn’t like.

          • You’ve never tried it or you just aren’t sure if you liked it?

            Pretty certain I did as a child, but not if even then I considered it a neutral or a negative? Certainly wasn’t something I had a positive opinion of.

            You never know, some things don’t sound like they would be good but then you try them anyway and it turns out to be fantastic. There are very few things I will not at least try once before deciding its not for me. Hell sometimes I’ll try a food I’ve already tried once before and didn’t like it, and occasionally I am pleasantly surprised

            Yeah. I meant “I assume the same for the pie itself” as a sort of self-criticism because I get its not a reasonable assumption.

            Anyways, my main point was more about the original topic. I’m not even sure how I would possibly rate them? What am I even trying to rate them on? People’s attraction to both left me wondering if people were just lying about it (and perhaps sexual attraction more broadly) because it was beyond me comprehension that would could actually care for either.

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              Anyways, my main point was more about the original topic.

              Yeah, kind of got hung up on the food aspect. Sorry about that. (I love food).

              I’m not even sure how I would possibly rate them? What am I even trying to rate them on? People’s attraction to both left me wondering if people were just lying about it (and perhaps sexual attraction more broadly) because it was beyond me comprehension that would could actually care for either.

              I think it’s just hard for people like us to imagine what that is like. Much like how the thought crossed your mind that maybe people are lying about sexual attraction- I think the reverse is also true. I think most people when they hear the word ‘asexual’ think the person just means that they have a very low sex drive- not that they are totally and completely unable to feel sexual attraction.

              I have a hard time wrapping my head around it myself. I knew I was a boobs and ass man long before I ever reached puberty. Sexual desire is such a integral part of my life that it would be no less confusing if you said you never got hungry or never felt pain.

              I think Jesus was a myth, but if we are running the thought experiment that Jesus was real and he was pious because he was asexual- that seems a bit like cheating to me. The reason that people have such a hard time following all of Christianities silly sexual rules is because most people do have sexual desires. It’s like being impressed that someone who never feels hunger hasn’t eaten in 30 days or someone who never feels pain walking over hot coals. Technically they did the thing- but it’s not the same.

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        Sure, but I wouldn’t put it on my vegetables.
        Can’t say if I’d like it on pumpkin pie without trying pumpkin pie.

        (I do actually want to try pumpkin pie, but I’ve never seen one before)

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          Where are you from if you don’t mind me asking?

          Pumpkin Pie is one of those things that you just have to experience to know if you like it. If you do try it I highly recommend it with Whipped Cream. Chances are if you like whipped cream than you will like the combo.

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            Australia. We don’t even sell canned pumpkin here, so I’d have to make one completely from scratch. Not opposed to doing that one day though, just to see what the fuss is about.