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Jon Stewart of the Daily Show. Always questioning, always seeking the truth, and very hilarious.
ETA: No, I'm not joking, he's one of my personal heroes, specifically because of his desire to understand in the most rational way possible. He may not be very good at it, being more of an everyman than a highly educated philosopher, but he has it as a core value nonetheless.
ETA2: I now wish I hadn't posted this.
Here's a Jon Stewart quote that may be of interest:
And from the same interview:
Yeah, I saw that interview earlier today and was thinking I might post it to the Open Thread as a public, pop-sci discussion about existential risk, but they didn't get very deep, other than to point out that safety mechanisms would be pretty important.