Once again, agreed completely. Hell, I still remember Thor's first fight with the seemingly unbeatable Absorbing Man. Realizing brute force wasnt the answer, what's he do? Uses Mjolnir to transmute Creel into hydrogen gas! In Origins of Marvel Comics, by Stan Lee, Stan, in creating Thor, muses, "Who could be stronger than Hulk? Who could be smarter than Mr Fantastic?". I feel like one way to interpret the last rhetorical question by Lee is certainly not literally. Obviously, Thor doesn't dabble in string theory, quantum physics or molecular biology for fun. But thousands of years of observing human behavior has to provide some sort of insight into human behavior, for example? Thor should be portrayed as having an insight into human affairs that can only be gained from thousands of years of existence. And for goodness sakes... why hasn't any writer in years expounded on Thor's ability and skill as a fighter and warrior, that can only come from thousands of years of experience in the literal school of hard knocks?
So should he be shown as clever? Absolutely. Should he be shown as noble? Without question! Both these qualities should be underscored by thousands of years of existence.
I would like to see Cates expound on Thors relationship to Gaea as well.