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"The whole is more than the sum of its parts". How? Isn't the whole LIMITED by its parts just as a cake is limited by its ingredients? Why?

Posted - February 7, 2017
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    The whole is more than its parts as the cake is more than the ingredients, where as the ingredients alone are not as desirable or even unedible, together they make for a yummy desert.
      February 7, 2017 7:19 AM MST
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    The saying refers to the entirety's value of use, rather than its intrinsic value.
      February 15, 2017 5:29 PM MST
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