A futuristic scenario, in which Usain Bolt, partakes in "Space Olympics", because of advancements in human technology, like space suits, and gravity flying boots
I get your point, how long do we keep digging before we reach the center of the earth?
It is human nature to quit, most especially, when there is no foreseeable benefits.
But think about it this way, science is like the human body.
The head of science, are those scientists who make a new discovery by going through research articles of their predescessors, who were just 1 mm from digging up gold.
The necks are those scientists, who almost made a new discovery, but couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel.
And the legs, are the early scientist like Galileo, who laid the ground work.
Anyways, wherever you find yourself, it is imperative you don't lose faith in the process.
Afterall, everybody mocked the Wright brothers, for building a plane. And most advanced scientist question, why they venture into this field called science, afterall it is a labor of love, and only the lucky few get glorified.
But I get your point through and through, it is better scientists pour in their brains in more linear science, like things we can see and computate, instead of pouring brain power in abstract concept that has no current benefit in the present society.
But from a scientific standpoint, do you think a software can be 100% correct?
Bugs will eventually be found.
The best bet, when writing (100%) correct code, is through thorough testing, and hoping for the best, because when you are handling a million lines of code, errors, will definitely creep up.
Personally, I feel achieving a 100% correct code is impossible, since developers are always updating, and adding new features to the code.
Hence why a team, should be put in place to create patches quickly, when bugs are found.