*sigh* You're asking for it...so here it is. My reasons as to why any fight should not be initiated.
I agree...if the guy initiates physical violence, then Viper SHOULD kick his ass. If the bully does not, however, then Viper shouldn't. Here's why:
The bully obviously believes something that Viper does not...he has come to a different conclusion (using his mind) about something that has irritated him to the point of physical confrontation. If Viper were to initiate the physical force...then he is
forcing his conclusions on the bully. He is not forcing them mentally, but physically.
Mental force is impossible. You cannot force a man to believe something irrational...you cannot force someone to truly believe that 1 + 1 = 2. You can force them physically (forcing them to say it, or to verbally agree with it, etc.), but you CANNOT force them to agree with it (if they think, they will see that 1 + 1 != 2).
So, by initiating physical force, Viper would be disregarding the bully's mind and only seeking to affect his body...which is the opposite of Viper's intent (he wants the bully to NOT hate him so that he'll stop picking on him...the bully's choice to hate him is mental, not physical). So, Viper can either a) attempt to persuade the bully, which would be the logical thing to do...or he could b) fight the bully, which would be the illogical thing to do. By choosing B, Viper will make a harsh enemy. Also, by choosing to intiate physical force, Viper will acknowledge that the bully's mind is more powerful than his because Viper will be choosing to force the bully to continue thinking what the bully thinks (it actually reinforces the hate that the bully has for Viper)...which means that Viper believes that not everyone should believe in everything that he does...which is a contradiction. If you truly believe something, then you cannot let others believe something else because you would then be compromising, which is also contradictory (scroll down to the bottom of
this and read my post to see why, or just take my word for it).
In conclusion, by initiating physical force against anyone, you are contradicting your existence.
Or you can deny reality, logic, reason, and your existence by taking Porky's advice and not being "wuss". That would probably be the easier thing to do. The wussier thing.