[zyngaro]

Narcissistic, paranoid are not traits what I call smart people. Humility on the other hand is. I guess studying and observing the universe makes people humble. The great physicians Einstein, Bohr and co of the beginning of 20 century worked together a lot for example. But anyway according the first fundamental of human stupidity there is fixed ratio of stupid poeple in any group of people. I think we can agree those you are referring to can be called stupid.

[pellucide]

There is an indian saying which translates to... A tree full of fruits stays closer to the ground than one without.

[bdamm]

It's a relief to see that raw IQ is no longer the widely accepted standard for "smart".

[hellofunk]

May not be admirable qualities, but they are often qualities of genius. The paranoia of Goedel was about as debilitating as it comes. And if you read a good Einstein biography, I think you'll discover more about him than you were expecting.