@Khandro - So, what you post as evidence is in fact nothing more than a general, sweeping generalisation - or did you engage each and every one of these "thousands" of artists in a controlled survey of their religious or spiritual condition?
Lets not even get into this nonsense about "ranting" atheists - all that tells us is how incredibly defensive and precious some people are on here about their religious beliefs, and,amongst those of faith, the pervasive and persistent belief that somehow, religion and belief in religion should be afforded automatic deference and respect. No, it doesn't. That day has long gone.
And we get to your final point, and I am sorry to say it is a spectacular fail - You seem to be dividing humanity in the artist types - all spiritual, all moved by god, whose work and inspiration is a gift from the almighty - and then there is the dastardly scientists - whose work involves no creativity, no insight or inspiration, and can scarcely appreciate a sunset, or a waterfall , or a poem.
What a blinkered view of humanity you have khandro , and how ill-informed. There is no such dichotomy in the human condition, except in your own imagination.There are just lots and lots of people with shades of belief, shades of rationality, and thats how their belief in religion is determined. Science is as much about inspiration and creativity as art.