Some of the world's most innovative and successful people have had no formal education in their respective fields... having a degree of some sort (not sure if Nelson has one and don't care) means absolutely nothing to me. In my experience, I have met and spoken with many doctors, kinesiologists and personal trainers who have no clue outside of what they have learned in the ivory towers, and bring no original thought to their theories. This means they can contribute nothing beyond what I can not learn out of a textbook and will not contribute to the advancement of knowledge in their fields (my degree is in Kinesiology in case you were wondering). My point here is that I respect Nelson and his theories very much, and his type of thought is original and innovative. Whether or not you agree with his theories he forces you to think and makes you question what you have always assumed to be correct. It is this type of thinking that has broken through ideologies and barriers that are holding us back as a community, so does it really matter what his background is? In short no. Thank you Nelson.
By the way...i took the time to post this for those of you who cannot think for yourselves, and therefore rely on flaming Nelson to make your empty selves feel better are starting to piss me off. Just remember when Nelson's PCT regimes were laughed at...and now some follow them religiously.