Here's a good chance. Just have a listen to Evolutionary Biologist Richard Dawkins, author most recently of the God Delusion. I caught the tail end of his appearance on City Arts & Lectures on my way home from work, but sadly, they don't post their audio online. You can hear some of his other recent appearances here:

• Talk of the Nation Science Friday
• KQED's Forum
• You Tube

To me, Dawkins is the quintessential voice of reason, who breaks down religiosity with the cold, methodical logic that it deserves. He debunks myths about the nature of morality and the idea that nobie acts by humans cannot exist without the framework of organized religion. He debunks the myth that atheism is a religion. He's not wild-eyed. He's not crazed. He's the personfiication of cooly analtyical. Most importantly, he tries to raise awareness of the dangers of not just harboring irrational beliefs in systems of myth, but using those beliefs to make decisions about how we govern our world.

Very much like Sam Harris, he comes in for a lot of criticism for "rocking the boat" or lending aid and comfort to the creationsists, but that doesn't matter. It's all just noise. Dawkins is more concerned about being focused on what's true, what can be proved, rather than engaging in tactical, political battles to score points with irrational thinkers.

He's fascinating and worth a listen even if you find his ideas repugnant.

Here are two videos, the first a reading of The God Delusion and the second the accompanying Q&A. These are from the Philip Thayer Memorial Lecture at Randoph-Macon Women's College in Lynchburg, VA.

Part 1: Reading

Part 2: Q & A