# A Mechanistic Brain Can Strengthen Human Dignity by Michael McCullough > "Not only does the conviction that the brain is responsible for all of human experience not threaten human dignity; I believe it can actually increase it." > **— Michael McCullough**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Thought Machines, Human Minds, And A Universal Basis For Dignity](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26187) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Michael McCullough; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s|Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s]] - **Article:** [[articles/Host-Indexed Autonomy|Host-Indexed Autonomy]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI Governance|AI Governance]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Constitutional Value Injection|Constitutional Value Injection]] - [[wiki/Moral Accountability Layer|Moral Accountability Layer]] - [[wiki/Computational Biology|Computational Biology]] - [[wiki/Neuroscience|Neuroscience]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Not only does the conviction that the brain is responsible for all of human experience not threaten human dignity; I believe it can actually increase it." — Michael McCullough, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-michael-mccullough-mechanistic-brain-strengthen-human-dignity ```