Talk:Ann Druyan

message: Just a passing comment
The particular photograph posted of Druyan (as of 5 April 2014) makes her look a lot like Carl Sagan's first wife, Lynn Alexander, in her later years.     — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.223.130.60 (talk) 21:52, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Article talk pages are for discussing improvement to their associated articles, not for general discussion of the topic. Thanks. - SummerPhD (talk) 03:10, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: She clearly states that she is Agnostic in this interview with Michael Shermer: http://media.libsyn.com/media/skepticality/039_skepticality.mp3
12:00, 1 Apr 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Druyan is an Agnostic

message: Why was this (above) sentence removed? JWSchmidt 15:43, 9 Apr 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Please explain how it is "implied" that Druyan endorsed pantheism. I think you are confusing your personal POV with an objective (or NPOV) point of view that can be shared by others. You have NOT presented evidence in support of similar claims about Carl Sagan. JWSchmidt 22:33, 9 Apr 2004 (UTC)

text: You have never explained how the act of mentioning the idea of pantheism implies that an author is a pantheist. You have repeatedly avoided even acknowledging that there is a distinction between mentioning a religion and adopting a religion. The fact that Sagan discussed the idea of equating god with the cosmos does not IN ANY WAY imply that he adopted pantheism. You have never presented any evidence that Sagan or Druyan endorsed or adopted pantheism. JWSchmidt 20:06, 10 Apr 2004 (UTC)

text: I have not read everything written by Druyan. She has also given many public talks. If you have evidence to support the idea that she advocates or ever endorsed pantheism I would be glad to see it. I have been making the point that based on what I have read it is very unlikely that she would ever advocate or endorse pantheism. This does not mean that I would ignore evidence that you can provide. It only means that I am skeptical about the chances that such evidence exists. JWSchmidt 23:12, 12 Apr 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: An alternative explanation could claim that she has rejected pantheism, along with all the other religions.

message: What is the ethnic origin of her surname? Is it Armenian? Badagnani (talk) 01:12, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Surname

message: I am puzzled that her bibliography in the main article does not include her important role as editor (and contributor of an introduction) of "The Varieties of Scientific Experience", the 2006 reprint of Carl Sagan's 1985 Gifford lectures.  Can anyone shed any light on this?  Does anyone feel inspired or qualified to expand the main article to remedy this omission?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.70.30.59 (talk) 02:13, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Important work omitted? 

message: The following quote at the bottom of the article lacks context and its meaning could be misinterpreted:
"When my husband died, because he was so famous and known for not being a believer, many people would come up to me—it still sometimes happens—and ask me if Carl changed at the end and converted to a belief in an afterlife. They also frequently ask me if I think I will see him again. Carl faced his death with unflagging courage and never sought refuge in illusions. The tragedy was that we knew we would never see each other again. I don't ever expect to be reunited with Carl."
From: http://www.nndb.com/people/291/000026213/
The entire statement from Ms. Druyan discusses her relationship with Sagan when he was alive, emphasizing the time they spent together, as well the staggering cosmological odds of their having encountered one another.  She also addresses the concept of death and our interactions with it.  The entire quote is long, but I feel it is necessary to fully communicate the author's feelings on the subject.  The annotated quote appears to be deliberately negative and could serve to frame Ms. Druyan as belligerently anti-religion.  The original quote, in its entirety, follows:
“When my husband died, because he was so famous & known for not being a believer, many people would come up to me — it still sometimes happens — & ask me if Carl changed at the end & converted to a belief in an afterlife. They also frequently ask me if I think I will see him again. Carl faced his death with unflagging courage & never sought refuge in illusions. The tragedy was that we knew we would never see each other again. I don’t ever expect to be reunited with Carl. But, the great thing is that when we were together, for nearly twenty years, we lived with a vivid appreciation of how brief & precious life is. We never trivialized the meaning of death by pretending it was anything other than a final parting. Every single moment that we were alive & we were together was miraculous — not miraculous in the sense of inexplicable or supernatural. We knew we were beneficiaries of chance… That pure chance could be so generous & so kind… That we could find each other, as Carl wrote so beautifully in Cosmos, you know, in the vastness of space & the immensity of time… That we could be together for twenty years. That is something which sustains me & it’s much more meaningful…
The way he treated me & the way I treated him, the way we took care of each other & our family, while he lived. That is so much more important than the idea I will see him someday. I don’t think I’ll ever see Carl again. But I saw him. We saw each other. We found each other in the cosmos, and that was wonderful.“
-- Ann Druyan, 2003, Feature on science and religion for Skeptical Inquirer magazine.
Original Context: http://www.csicop.org/si/show/ann_druyan_talks_about_science_religion
Gkx12 (talk) 13:44, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable Names Database Quotation context and explanation. 

message: At the time she met Carl Sagan she was engagged with another guy, do you know who was the missfortunate that lost this awesome lady? --- Jean Bernstein--201.141.119.22 (talk) 02:18, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Unless he is otherwise famous, WP:BLPNAME applies and his name does not belong on this page or in the article. - SummerPhD (talk) 03:09, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personal Life 

message: Quotations sections do not belong on Wikipedia WP:NOT WP:QUOTE they go on Wikiquote instead. 64.4.93.100 (talk) 17:14, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Then move it and all the 250+ quotes you have deleted. David J Johnson (talk) 21:00, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Then stop being rude WP:CIVIL and making wrong accusations WP:VANDNOT. 64.4.93.100 (talk) 21:07, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not Wikiquote 

message: The article says nothing about Druyan's education or academic endeavours, which seems strange in relation to the nature of her work. Do someone know anything about this? I can't find any good sources, but guess there are ways to search for such information in some kind of University archives if one knows where to look (not really sure of how things like that works in the States tough). Can anyone help me out on this?  --Amphioxi (talk) 12:26, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Education? 

message: This article has a good start, and uses a variety of trusty references. However, there are some areas for improvement. For example, under the section titled 'Religious and philosophical views' needs citations and clarification. It says that she was cited in an interview for the Washington Post, but the reference is for a book, not the newspaper, although the author is still Achenbatch, so it might have been a mix-up. The last sentence about her views changing upon marriage is vague and has no citation, so some work is needed there. Also, someone else on the talk page mentioned the lack of education information. I also think this information should be added. Although I don't have the information right now, I'm fairly certain that Druyan has won more awards, especially for her work with Cosmos: The Spacetime Odyssey. These should also be added, and I will try to work on that soon. 
I think this is a good, neutral article that can be built on. Aribug (talk) 00:58, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Joel Achenbach is a columnist for the Washington Post, and the citation is to a book written by him. The text says an interview "with Joel Achenbach of The Washington Post" it doesn't say IN the Post. So I don't think it's a mistake. --Krelnik (talk) 02:00, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Good point . But i am also looking froward to the work by  to fill more gaps in the article: there are a lot of problems. Sadads (talk) 12:07, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Evaluation of Strength of Article