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Even if Weiss does think herself to be the smartest girl around, and that may be hubris, we can still concede that she is indeed intelligent.

I believe she grew up in a confined environment, where she mostly got what she wanted, which spoiled her to an extent, but also she must have grown up in an environment where the SDC practices weren't questioned, if discussed at all. Now she for the first time gets exposed to another world view, which will certainly shatter some of her convictions and perceptions.

But, being an intelligent person, she will come to her own understanding and very probably will question some of what she has been 'indoctrinated' with.