# Machines Must Feel Before They Can Decide by Abigail Marsh > "We have nothing to fear from machines that can think unless they can also feel. Thinking alone can solve problems, but that is not the same thing as making decisions." > **— Abigail Marsh**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Caring Machines](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26178) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Abigail Marsh; 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/Ownership of Mind|Ownership of Mind]] - [[wiki/Planetary Consciousness|Planetary Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Free Will|Free Will]] - [[wiki/Sentience|Sentience]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We have nothing to fear from machines that can think unless they can also feel. Thinking alone can solve problems, but that is not the same thing as making decisions." — Abigail Marsh, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-abigail-marsh-machines-must-feel-before-they ```