So having multiple degrees makes you a genius?

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I think it's weird how these people are referred to as "geniuses." Yes, they're all incredibly smart, and maybe (just maybe) a couple of them are actual geniuses, but they're really just good at memorizing crap. That's what trivia is. Knowing a lot of stuff, or having multiple degrees, like you said, doesn't necessarily make someone a genius.

To me (and maybe I'm wrong) I kind of thought you had to be born a genius. Someone with a natural predisposition to unparalleled intelligence. Not just someone who is really, really smart or really, really good at memorizing stuff.