# Being and Happiness Belong to the Mind-Body System by David Gelernter > "If something gives us grounds to be happy, the mind-body system (the human being) becomes happy, and the mind experiences happiness." > **— David Gelernter**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Why Can't "Being" Be Computed? Why Can't "Happiness"?](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26172) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by David Gelernter; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine|The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Artificial Consciousness|Artificial Consciousness]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Robotics|Robotics]] - [[wiki/Technological Embodiment|Technological Embodiment]] - [[wiki/Ownership of Mind|Ownership of Mind]] - [[wiki/Planetary Consciousness|Planetary Consciousness]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "If something gives us grounds to be happy, the mind-body system (the human being) becomes happy, and the mind experiences happiness." — David Gelernter, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-david-gelernter-happiness-belong-mind-body-system ```