sum < parts

want a great example of the parts being bigger than the sum? china apparently uses organs from executed prisoners for profit by donating them. 2/3rds china’s organ needs come from executed prisoners. so the living breathing sum was of no good but the parts were. nice. lets think for a bit here. if there existed a technology where you could wipe the evil out of one’s head, will that be accepted as a replacement for execution? would the human rights groups cry foul calling it the stealing of free will? or will the society accept a murderer in our midst because he is a certified good person now? or will a govt. like that of china fuel the human rights activists and the stir the society to continue executing and making profits? i wonder if logic will prevail or if our quest for vengeance of a crime or making profits out of every situation imaginable will still rule.