(July 16, 2013 at 7:43 am)Consilius Wrote: The machine would not stand or function—it would not be a machine. It is not a whole if the parts don't work in synergy.
Don't be ridiculous. Ofcourse it'd still be a machine - a non-standing, non-functioning one, sure - but still a machine. And parts don't need to work to make a whole - they just need to be put together.