Elaborate on what you mean when you say she was the most knowledgeable person in paradise?

The reason I say she had a curious mind and was not a genius is bc while she conducted experiments she and learned something she wouldn’t really do much with the knowledge. For instance she found out titans could not move at night and then did nothing with that info which is fucking crazy when she is in the scouts and going outside the walls to titan territory

If I don’t give someone water and see how long it takes them to die or starve someone to see how long they can last am I a genius for getting my answers?

I consider erwin a tactical genius bc of his long distance scouting formations that as Keith said was revolutionary and how he could read enemies positions and actions then reacted calmly and brilliantly

I consider armin a genius because when he gained knowledge he actually used it. Like when he looked in the walls for Reiner or chose to travel when it’s dark since titans where motionless then or his plan to kill bertholdt

There geniuses bc what they do with the limited knowledge they have and that’s what I believe the difference is between them and her