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Re:That which does not kill Bitcoin makes Bitcoin stronger by the_af on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @07:14PM (#7309311)
Sorry to be even more pedantic, but even with your correction, the phrase still doesn't make sense. Maybe something that was attempting to kill you but fails makes you weaker, so that the next threat kills you more easily.

If a car runs me over and breaks something in my body, but I manage to survive, it doesn't make me stronger or car-crash resistant.

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Re:That which does not kill Bitcoin makes Bitcoin stronger by chrismonsanto on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @07:43PM (#7309444)
I'm not defending the original quote--I was just saying that the contrapositive "that which doesn't make you stronger, kills you" seems overly absurd unless you consider the universe of discourse.
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Re:That which does not kill Bitcoin makes Bitcoin stronger by MartinCron on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @09:46PM (#7310001)
What doesn't kill you makes you almost dead.
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