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Historians, [[social science|social scientists]] and others have discovered a number of ways that [[atheism]] can have an effect on a societies culture and these are elaborated on below (See also: [[Atheism and its anti-civilizational effects]] and [[Atheism statistics]]).

In terms of atheism affecting the cultures of the worldAtheism has not produced any outstanding cultural achievements. For example, as a percentage of the world's population, atheism peaked in 1970.<ref>relative to [[http://www.science20.com/writer_on_the_edge/blog/atheism_peaks_while_spiritual_groups_move_toward_convergence-156528 Atheism Peaks, While Spiritual Groups Move Toward ConvergenceChristianity]] by Nury Vittachi, July 14which has a large collection of art, 2015music and poetry associated it, website Sciene 2.0</ref> [[Global atheism]] is expected to decline in the 21st century and beyond in terms has a very small collection of its global market share.<ref>*[http://www.christianpost.com/news/study-world-is-turning-more-religious-atheism-declining-100518/ Study: World is becoming more religious]*[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/globally-worldviews-of-atheism-art, music and-non.html Globally the worldviews of atheism and non-religious poetry associated with it (agnostic) are declining while global Christianity is exploding in adherents]*[httpsee://www.sneps.net/RD/uploads/1-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earth.pdf Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Eric Kaufmann, Belfer Center, Harvard University/Birkbeck College, University of London]*[http://www.gordonconwell.edu/resources/documents/StatusOfGlobalMission.pdf Gordon-Conwell Seminary - Status of Global Mission, 2014, in the Context of AD 1800–2025[Atheist art]*] and [http://www.science20.com/writer_on_the_edge/blog/atheism_peaks_while_spiritual_groups_move_toward_convergence-156528 Atheism Peaks, While Spiritual Groups Move Toward Convergence[Atheist music] by Nury Vittachi, July 14, 2015, website Sciene 2.0</ref> See: ] and [[Global atheism statisticsAtheist poetry]]).

On July 24, 2013, ''CNS News'' reported:{{cquote|Atheism A common explanation for the relatively small amount of atheist art/music/poetry is in decline worldwide, with the number uninspiring nature of atheists falling from 4atheism.5% of the world’s population in 1970 to 2.0% in 2010 It is often said that atheism is uninspiring, boring, stale and projected difficult to drop to 1.8% by 2020, according to a new report by the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary believe (GCTSsee: [[Atheism and inspiration]]) in South Hamilton, Mass."<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/global-study-atheists-decline-only-18-world-population-2020 Global Study: Atheists in Decline, Only 1.8% of World Population by 2020]</ref>}}

== Atheism and culture: Art, architecture, music, language, poetryFor additional information, dance and humor ==''See alsoplease see:'' [[Atheist art]] and [[Atheist music]] and [[Atheist poetry]]

Relative to *[[ChristianityAtheist art]], which has a large collection of art, music and poetry associated it, *[[atheismAtheism and architecture]] has a very small collection of art, music and poetry associated with it (see: *[[Atheist artmusic]] *[[Atheist population and verbal–linguistic intelligence|Atheism and linguistic/oratory skills]]*[[Atheist musicfilms]] and *[[Atheist poetry]]).*[[Atheism and dance]]*[[Atheism and humor]]

A common explanation The artist Nick Cave declared: "An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for the relatively small amount of atheist artthat little artistic Epiphany."<ref>[https:/music/poetry www.brainyquote.com/quotes/nick_cave_187032 Nick Cave - Brainy quote website]</ref> Open-mindedness is important when it comes to creativity. For example, the uninspiring nature of atheism creativity involved in creating original and inspiring art. Research indicates that atheists have less open-mindedness (see: [[Atheism and inspirationopen-mindedness]]).=== Atheism, culture, open-mindedness, and artistic inspiration ===

The artist Nick Cave declared== Atheism and culture: "An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded Art, architecture, language, music, movies, poetry, dance and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany."<ref>[https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/nick_cave_187032 Nick Cave - Brainy quote website]</ref>humor ==

Open-mindedness is important when it comes to creativity. For example, the creativity involved in creating original and inspiring *[[Atheist art.]]

Research indicates that atheists have less open-mindedness (see: *[[Atheism and open-mindednessAtheist music]]).

Atheism has not produced any outstanding cultural achievements and it has had a negative effect on cultures (see: *[[Atheism Atheist population and its anti-civilizational effects]]). It is often said that atheism is boring, stale and difficult to believe (see: [[verbal–linguistic intelligence|Atheism and inspirationlinguistic/oratory skills]]).

== *[[Atheism: Art, music and poetry ==humor]]

[[Vox Day|Theodore Beale]] notes concerning atheism and mass murder:

Is a 58 percent chance that an atheist leader will murder a noticeable percentage of the population over which he rules sufficient evidence that atheism does, in fact, provide a systematic influence to do bad things? If that is not deemed to be conclusive, how about the fact that the average atheist crime against humanity is 18.3 million percent worse than the very worst depredation committed by Christians, even though atheists have had less than one-twentieth the number of opportunities with which to commit them. If one considers the statistically significant size of the historical atheist set and contrasts it with the fact that not one in a thousand religious leaders have committed similarly large-scale atrocities, it is impossible to conclude otherwise, even if we do not yet understand exactly why this should be the case. Once might be an accident, even twice could be coincidence, but fifty-two incidents in ninety years reeks of causation!<ref>[https://creation.com/atheism#atheism-communism Atheism article - communism section - Theodore Beale (Vox Day ) quote]</ref>}}

:''See also: [[Atheism and charity]]'' and [[Atheist nonprofit organizations and scandals]] and [[Atheism, uncharitableness and depression]]