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** Two problems with your thoughts. One, 136 is entry level genius intellect according to scientists so 140 would qualify him as genius. Two, he accomplished genetic engineering (Bubastis), successfully blew up a god (even if he did reassemble himself), developed teleportation technology, and predicted the Keene Act years before it was even a discussion.
*** Read again. The WMG isn't about if Veidt is a genius, it's about if he's The World's Smartest Man.
*** "Technically genius" may look good on a business card or get you into [[Useful Notes/Mensa|Mensa]], but it ain't "incredible" by any stretch-- it's the bare minimum on an arbitrary number scale. And he did none of those things by himself except predicting public disillusionment with vigilantes (not a fantastic accomplishment, just [[Genre Savvy]]), he had a huge research company and Manhattan himself helping out. None of that makes him anything close to "The World's Smartest Man".
*** I doubt there's many other people in the world who can attentively watch dozens of television stations at once while simultaneously reflecting on the sociological implications of the programs and considering stock options or dictating philosophical discourses.
**** I've got an IQ of 142, and from where I'm standing he still comes off ''way'' smarter than anything I'm capable of.
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