I invested in bitcoin before these so called "founders of bitcoin".       
   
And no matter if they're smarter then me or not, that doesn't mean I should trust them.       
   
Smart people can be evil too, and Adam Back is demonstrably evil. I don't care if he's smart or not.   

In fact, Smart Evil persons are even worse because they're more creative in their scams.     

A lot of successful con artists are very smart, and they usually benefit from dumb people. By blindly following people just because you're smart you're setting yourself up for scams.