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Oct 5, 2022 at 19:30 comment added Scott Rowe @Barmar I think I actually answered the wrong aspect of the question.
Oct 5, 2022 at 14:30 comment added Barmar Isn't "emergent properties" the term for what you're describing?
Oct 5, 2022 at 11:14 comment added DanielFBest I know exactly what you mean. I have been considering the example of an ant colony as well, and it is true each part creates something bigger in the whole. In addition to your thoughts, I would add, that there is something to be said about "action at a distance". At one stage in time it was very difficult to understand the workings of gravity. But now we know it has to do with additional dimensions and curved space. Perhaps additional dimensions are at play in the interconnections between opaque parts that create a whole?
Oct 5, 2022 at 10:42 history answered Scott Rowe CC BY-SA 4.0