I think math will go the way of biology. Biologists enjoy untangling the infinitely complex mechanisms of life, including the brain, and win Nobel Prizes for discoveries like "how water enters a cell," rather than "constructing the first-ever cell capable of absorbing water."
No biologist has ever complained, "Gee whiz, it's so unfortunate that we already have a brain to study. It's all so meaningless! It would be so much better if we had to construct the first-ever brain from scratch."
No biologist has ever complained, "Gee whiz, it's so unfortunate that we already have a brain to study. It's all so meaningless! It would be so much better if we had to construct the first-ever brain from scratch."