Not sure what you mean here, Rol. The statement about
the whole being more than the sum of the parts says "more"
not better. That said, I also agree that the whole is indeed
different from the sum of the parts, and I too have seen some
cases where great people teamed up and produced mediocre
results. Neither of those, however, negates the notion that
the whole is greater or more than the sum of the parts, which
is simply an assertion that relationships between the elements
or components of a system contribute to the nature of that
system in a way that is separate from any contributions made
by the elements.
Regards,
Fred Nickols
nickols@aol.com
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