Is It a Blind Optimism?

In science you have to take the view that if you turn out to be completely wrong, it was still worth doing. Richard Dawkins wrote that this long series of experiments might seem terribly boring, but it's worth it when you make the discovery. If you're working for months or years on a boring thing in order to get the reward is terribly dangerous,. especially in science where nobody can guarantee you that you'll succeed.