(July 16, 2013 at 11:49 pm)Consilius Wrote: If the nuts and bolts produce unbreakable joints, our machine will be unbreakable.
And what would be the reason for joints made of unbreakable nuts and bolts not to be unbreakable itself?
(July 16, 2013 at 11:49 pm)Consilius Wrote: Neither sodium nor chlorine retains its original attributes because they are a compound—an entirely different chemical. Had they not chemically bonded, they would have remained poisonous.
Oh, but the sodium and chlorine atoms to retain their original attributes.
(July 16, 2013 at 11:49 pm)Consilius Wrote: Water becoming blue is conditional. You cannot say that all bodies of water are inherently blue. A completely isolated element makes them so. It takes both water and light for water to become blue.
Exactly my point. Even knowing the attributes of the parts, you cannot predict the attributes of the whole. Which means, the whole need not have the same attributes as its parts.
(July 16, 2013 at 11:49 pm)Consilius Wrote: An atom can be seen by a human eye. That is what visibility is.
The image of atoms can be seen - the same way that, given the right devices, an image of air currents can be seen. Both air and the atom still remain invisible.