b_sharp wrote:
HM asked:
General question relevant to the OP: Is water more than oxygen and hydrogen?
I think a better question would be, are the properties of water (H2O) predictable from the properties of oxygen, hydrogen and their interactions?
In my opinion, the definition of emergence as a list of properties of the combination different from the properties of the individual components as overly broad. A more precise definition would be an 'unexpected' consequence of the combining of components given their properties. However, this means that what we consider to be emergent properties will change as we learn to more accurately predict changes in properties upon combination from initial properties.
I'll have to agree with you. Water is unpredictbable from its pre-combined elements.
”HM