(May 31, 2012 at 10:45 am)Tobie Wrote: I'm not really aware of the numbers regarding proportion of atheist artists compared to proportion of atheists in the population as a whole, but I wouldn't be surprised if the proportion of atheist artists were lower, because studies have shown that atheists tend to think more analytically, which implies more "right brain thinking" , whereas art comes from "left brain thinking".
I agree, on a modern census. Any classical art comparison would be hopelessly skewed in that it would be inadvisable, and potentially dangerous/lethal to admit to atheism in the societies the "great" painters lived and worked in.
Please don't say any more Kichi, it's your damn wildlife that stops me ever considering emigrating to your otherwise awesome country.
Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
