The Last Questions (and Answer)

Issac Asimov's (very) short stories "The Last Question" and "The Last Answer" popped into my consciousness today. I remember reading these a long, long time ago -- certainly when I was a young teenager.

The question and answer are even more fascinating and enjoyable now. I want to go back an re-read much of the stuff I read as a teen... But after reading these stories, I now ask "to what end?" Hmm. maybe another scotch might help.