A bit of dialogue from the sitcom "All in the Family" might be applicable to this thread:

Edith Bunker accidentally put a dent in another car in the parking lot of a supermarket, and much to Archie's upset, she (a woman with a sense of ethics) leaves a note on the car's windshield. An older man shows up at the door and he has an estimate for fixing the dent. The man is a priest, which gives Archie a few seconds' pause, then he starts arguing with the priest over the size of the bill. They go round and round about it, the priest trying to stay calm while Archie advances more and more stupid arguments as to why he shouldn't have to pay the bill. Finally, Father Majeski says that he, Father Majeski, should remember a piece of advice in the Bible:   Proverbs 14:7.

"Go from the presense of the foolish man when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge."

"What's that supposed to mean!??" barks Archie.

Father Majeski responds: "Don't waste your time arguing with an idiot!".

(Thought for the day.)

Don Firth