I believe if you're _really_ brilliant - then you are as aware of the beliefs of other people around as much as you're aware of the inherent truths you have dis

I believe if you're _really_ brilliant - then you are as aware of the beliefs of other people around as much as you're aware of the inherent truths you have discovered for yourself. These two sometimes works together, against each other or are absolutely ambivalent to each other. So the question of eccentricity becomes a question of how do you need to project yourself upon others. "All the world's a stage" as they say.