Actually this is just how a scientists mind works. Such people have a depth of obsession and lust for knowledge we mere mortals could never grasp, and anything which is inaccurate is an atrocity that penetrates their thoughts and renders sleep at night nigh impossible.
Especially the people who deal with Quantum Physics...the real pros at that field, well, you know the signs that say "You don't have to be crazy to work here but it helps"? Well, in that field it helps. A lot.