A friend who heard this wrote to me asking, “Why? Why? Why?????????”
I think Einstein was assuming there were answers to be found.. as opposed to people (some of them I bumped into while studying philosophy) who dare not find any answers because what appealed to them was the "search" for truth/answers/reasons. Finding answers would mean move from aggressive critics to defending a particular viewpoint. Not as much fun. This is similar to romantic love that enjoys the chase, but is quickly bored (or frustrated) with the catch.
We show (by our choices) whether we ask questions because we really want answers.. or whether we draw pleasure from shouting question marks at the world and take comfort from the echo of our own voice.
Stephen Goforth
