== Atheism and culture: Art, architecture, music, language, poetry, dance and humor ==
''See also:'' [[Atheist art]] and [[Atheist music]] and [[Atheist poetry]]
Relative to [[Christianity]], which has a large collection of art, music and poetry associated it, [[atheism]] has a very small collection of art, music and poetry associated with it (see: [[Atheist art]] and [[Atheist music]] and [[Atheist poetry]]).
A common explanation for the relatively small amount of atheist art/music/poetry is the uninspiring nature of atheism (see: [[Atheism and inspiration]]).
=== Atheism, culture, open-mindedness, and artistic inspiration ===
''See also:'' [[Atheism and open-mindedness]] and [[Atheism and dogmatism]] and [[Atheism and intolerance]] and [[Atheism and groupthink]] and [[Atheism and inspiration]]
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 that little artistic Epiphany."<ref>[https://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 creativity involved in creating original and inspiring art.
Research indicates that atheists have less open-mindedness (see: [[Atheism and open-mindedness]]).
Atheism has not produced any outstanding cultural achievements and it has had a negative effect on cultures (see: [[Atheism and its anti-civilizational effects]]). It is often said that atheism is boring, stale and difficult to believe (see: [[Atheism and inspiration]]).
*[[Atheism and dance]]
*[[Atheism and humor]]
== Atheism: Art, music and poetry ==