Might not be. It might be an indication of self esteme issues that manifested themselve in the need to acquire learning, even to the degree that the respondent readily accepts ideas passed around in "learned circles" for the sake of the self esteme.
The desire to learn is not an indication of some innate intelligence? The desire to remain ignorant is not an indication of a lack thereof? IQ-wise, I may be pretty average (I haven't been tested since grade school), but I cannot stand being unable to follow a conversation on any topic, even if I don't know enough about it to make a contribution. There have been threads on this forum that have sent me rushing off to the library because of this.