Well, one of the latest flame wars is heating up, and I have to wonder, why bother?

I've been involved in a couple of back and forths with individuals, but our arguments usually centered around our areas of disagreements, not ridiculously juvenile attacks like "You're an idiot!", or other such random name calling.

I find it hard to believe that anyone has ever made it to adulthood without enduring some level of name calling somewhere in their past. While such name calling isn't usually appropriate, it is pretty standard human nature. And while it hurts, it only hurts as much as you let it.

The only people on here whose insults even phase me are individuals whose views and ideas I generally respect. Put simply, if I don't respect you, your opinion means zilch to me. So call me what you will; I consider the source.

I'd like to encourage a few others to do the same. It's a shame to see an otherwise fine thread hijacked by puerile name calling.