I would say that taking 81 years to see the obvious does not convince me of this man's intellectual prowess
Imagine these headlines:
Man, age 75, agrees the South lost the war!
Woman, age 42, Comes to realiztion that giving her son cocaine as a child was a bad idea!
Dog, three years after shocker collar is applied, realizes not to cross the line where the white flags are!
Man, age 26, realizes that living at home has some serious drawbacks to his dating life!
Woman, age 67, on her death bed dying from cancer, agrees smoking may be bad for her health