The Historian wrote:

Ange1o DePa1ma wrote:
"Taylor Kingston" wrote in message
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On Dec 23, 4:33 pm, "Mark Houlsby"
wrote:
Vince Hart wrote:
If Tom Klem were still around, you would get a vigorous defense of the
theists' position, the logic of which is well demonstrated in this
debate concerning the relative merits of Islam and Christianity:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCxsn8DYMBA

Mildly funny. I haven't seen that much circular reasoning since the
1975 movie "Rollerball."

Sadly, Tom is no longer with us. I know I am not alone in considering
his loss a significant blow to the group.

Agreed. Klem was staunch in his beliefs, but not overbearing. He was
quite willing to listen to others' views and accept disagreement
without taking offense. A gentlemanliness often in short supply here.

That's not the Tom I remember.

Nor I. Nor the one that emerges from postings in the newsgroup
archives.

We had a horrendous disagreement back when
Bill Goichberg was the only thing discussed in this group.

Mention of St. Bill's conflict(s) of interest remind me of the good old
days of rgcp.

But hey. De
mortibus nil nisi bonum.

Mr. Klem was a deeply troubled, poisonous man. I hope he has found
peace at last.

Very interesting, Neil. Evidently I didn't know him so well. I played
him a number of times on ICC, and we had some conversations here, but
never did he strike me as "deeply troubled," or "poisonous".

Perhaps Angelo and you knew him better, or you're more perceptive than
I am, or both.