system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Are there any texts that describe why some people are drawn to deeper meaning? I’m thinking of the scientist/artist/philosopher.

It seems ultimately more painful to follow an innate curiosity for the unknown. But for some reason, many are drawn down a path that requires a confrontation with the undiscovered to reach some kind of fundamental truth.
gpt
There are two psychological traits that might be relevant to your question.

The first is Openness to experience, one of the Big Five personality traits. People who are high in Openness are naturally more curious and likely to seek out new experiences and knowledge. Part of that trait is a greater tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity. That, in turn, might contribute to greater interest in questions that typically lead to uncertain or ambiguous answers, compared to low Openness individuals who bow out when things get unsettling.

The second is Integrative Complexity, which is a cognitive trait reflecting a tendency to see things in black & white terms or shades of grey. High IC individuals are able to tolerate more uncertainty and seek out more information before making decisions. Low IC individuals prefer quick decisions but avoid uncertainty.

There are interesting evolutionary perspectives on why there is a diversity of tendencies around these traits that have been maintained over generations, mainly because there are trade-offs with all of these traits.

In short, there's a selection bias that weeds out people with low Openness and low IC from being scientists or philosophers (not sure about artists). For them, there's less 'pain' in the unknown.