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The worst part is that others will take their "reasoning" for "the truth" 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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A bit over the top perhaps but I like this:
One belief, more than any other, is responsible for the slaughter of individuals on the altars of the great historical ideals – justice or progress or the happiness of future generations, or the sacred mission or emancipation of a nation or race or class, or even liberty itself, which demands the sacrifice of individuals for the freedom of society. This is the belief that somewhere, in the past or in the future, in divine revelation or in the mind of an individual thinker, in the pronouncements of history or science, or in the simple heart of an uncorrupted good man, there is a final solution.
Two Concepts of Liberty (1958), Isaiah Berlin
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Of course, it is natural to want to annoy idiots; we all have those urges. It is when we are in conflict with the idiot within ourselves that those urges become an intolerable experience to the self, resulting in night-sweats, tremors, visions of flashing-lights, terrible dreams, and the other symptoms you describe.
The answer lies not in suppressing those urges, or acting them out (which leads to shame and guilt), but getting in touch with your own inner idiot.
Think of your inner idiot as being like a small dog with one eye. Now close, or blind-fold, one eye, and spend 24 hours like that. You see ? Take warm food out of a can and put it on the floor: eat it without using your hands. You see ? Read an entire novel backwards (out loud), translating into idiotic, while one foot is in hot water, and the other foot is in cold water. If you are not fluent in idiotic, pick a novel like "Finnegan's Wake."
Improvise: as you learn to communicate with your inner idiot, you will find your own unique ways to enjoy their presence, and bring the urges to annoy idiots outside yourself to heel.
“Use the word 'cybernetics,' Norbert, because nobody knows what it means. This will always put you at an advantage in arguments.” Claude Shannon (Information Theory scientist): letter to Norbert Weiner of M.I.T., circa 1940
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Bah! [waves hand dismissively]
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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"Bah" is good: it is a first step, no matter how tentative, and off-balance, towards contact with your inner idiot.
An unfettering of his voice so long stifled by denial.
Prithee, do not be discouraged by the task that lies ahead of you: it can be a life's work to tame the inner idiot.
And, what better place to nurture the inner idiot back from neurogenic catalepsy in the unconscious to vividly vicious expression than ... The Lounge !
cheers, Bill
“Use the word 'cybernetics,' Norbert, because nobody knows what it means. This will always put you at an advantage in arguments.” Claude Shannon (Information Theory scientist): letter to Norbert Weiner of M.I.T., circa 1940
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BillWoodruff wrote: it can be a life's work to tame the inner idiot.
Easy for you to say whilst sitting on top of the mountain. 
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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Quote: Prithee
It is a long time since I heard anyone use that word in a conversation. In fact, thinking about it, it was probably me that used it! It is now my word of the week and I shall use it at every opportunity. Prithee tell if you have any objection too this.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Can I get back to you on that one?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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BillWoodruff wrote: bring the urges to annoy idiots outside yourself to heel.
Where's the fun in that?
Will Rogers never met me.
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I feel that it is my duty to annoy idiots.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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You could always call JSOP. 
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Effective - but perhaps a little harsh!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Forogar wrote: I went back and deleted all my messages.
Wow! rage quit!
Rule 0 of teh interwebs: Never upload anything that you don't want people to be able to read and attribute to you for all eternity.
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it will happen everywhere because people have good technical knowledge but their communication skill are not so good as their technical knowledge, you already mentioned the best way "Avoid them". cause keep arguing is just a waste of time.
Ravi Khoda
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Forogar wrote: I have recently been in a discussion with an annoying fanatic here in the lounge after coming to the defence of another member decrying the idiot position of said fanatic.
One will find fanatics on both sides of the isle. Leave your comments so that people will see what you have said.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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JimmyRopes wrote: One will find fanatics on both sides of the isle.
The ones around here often straddle the middle.
“Use the word 'cybernetics,' Norbert, because nobody knows what it means. This will always put you at an advantage in arguments.” Claude Shannon (Information Theory scientist): letter to Norbert Weiner of M.I.T., circa 1940
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BillWoodruff wrote: The ones around here often straddle the middle.
I know what you mean. One day they will be arguing this and the next day that.
They just like to debate but have no real conviction.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
JimmyRopes
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I find offbeat responses to idiotic or abusive posts to have interesting effects, often ending the troll's participation. E.g.:
Troll: "All you Creighton basketball fans are a bunch of idiots. You [expletive ending in 'ing'] deserve that [expletive] humiliation you got."
Me: "Don't mind [first name (preferrably) or handle of troll]. He woke up this morning with a tragic infestation of Lithuanian cumquat beetles, and hasn't been the same since. #YoudBeInABadMoodToo."
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I just love it for past 2 hours of owning it. I just need to find a way to get rid of marketing messages so my hangout remains clean. Great phone thus far BTW.
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Possibly your carrier. I've owned it for about a month and not a single marketing message in my hangout.
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Yeah my carrier sucks. It is Vodafone after all. We have a provision to remove our numbers out of the list legally and I thinking to go that route. It takes couple of days to get effective but I have been told it just works.
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We have the 'Do Not Call' list over here (with plenty of provisions that allow politicians and their ilk to ignore it) and it works well enough. Call someone who is on it, they report it, you get fined.
I would love a "Don't send me telemarketing crap via text / email" list as well. The bane of spammers everywhere.
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Every time they try things like that they instantly become targeted list of real people that spammers use from outside of list du jour's jurisdiction.
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Yeah, it would be nice to have, but I'm wondering when the do not call lists will be treated the same way. Oh wait, it already is with cheap/free IP calls, it's easy to route calls with the scam tech support.
The solution is obvious then, isn't it?
... Nuke them from orbit.
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