# Chemistry Proves Minds May Have Other Mechanisms by Carlo Rovelli > "If the right combination of chemicals can perform thinking and feeling emotions, and it does—the proof being ourselves—then sure there should be many other analogous mechanisms for doing the same." > **— Carlo Rovelli**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Just Other Natural Creatures Of A Natural World](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26026) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Carlo Rovelli; 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/Synthetic Biological Intelligence|Synthetic Biological Intelligence]] - [[wiki/Organoid Intelligence|Organoid Intelligence]] - [[wiki/Biological Naturalism|Biological Naturalism]] - [[wiki/Philosophy of Mind|Philosophy of Mind]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "If the right combination of chemicals can perform thinking and feeling emotions, and it does—the proof being ourselves—then sure there should be many other analogous mechanisms for doing the same." — Carlo Rovelli, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-carlo-rovelli-chemistry-proves-minds-have-other ```