[Serious] You should FEEL BAD because you disagree with me

[Little lunch]

Suppose you're talking about some philosophical point. Maybe the definition of a word, or the quality of some piece of evidence. 

I can understand debating that more or less endlessly. People disagree, and this is good, because our thinking can only progress through discussion and dialectic. 

However, some people join those discussions solely trying to make other people feel bad. They type things without arguments, for the sole purpose of hurting someone else's feelings. 

I have never understood this.

For those on the receiving end: has this ever changed your mind? 

For those who do it: what is your goal?

I don't care if someone feels bad when I point out a reality.

If you don't accept, for example, global warming, I am not going to sugarcoat your ignorance. One would be wrong to ignore or deny it, and to me, would be dangerous in their voting habits too.

I also don't care if it makes someone feel bad when I point out the politician they support is a dangerous bully. 

I don't care if someone feels bad when I tell them evolution is fact and creationism and ID are garbage.

I don't care if I make someone feel bad if they support bigots or are bigots themselves. 

Some facts in reality are far too important to allow bullies or ignorance infect public policy to the point of being dangerous to things like education, economics, national and global stability. Some things are NOT up for debate. I don't mean from a free speech human rights aspect, I mean FACTS beyond personal bias are worth defending and should not be politicized.

But do you care about bringing someone around to your way of thinking?
Making someone feel bad often pushes that someone further in the opposite direction.
Without diplomacy, being right can be a lonely place to occupy.
Good intent does not always equal good results.