> Like, if I say there's a jar of sulfuric acid over there, and you shouldn't drink it. > Do you suddenly get the uncontrollable urge to take a sip? > > No because of the evidence of what sulfuric acid does to flesh, I would not be > inclined to take a sip.
When we reply to someone who has a history of posts that get under our skin - do we feel just as inclined to reply?
The best methods for dealing with the other person's "madness"? Set them straight in the nicest and shortest/simplest way possible (avoid insults and vulgarities, which add fuel to the fire), or ignore them (because they'll never change anyway, and you'll live not having scored that point in "one-upmanship").