curious about ed miller gospel

[mhardy]

Hi -

I'm new here but saw very quickly that sshe/ed miller are for the most part considered unquestionable truth. Why is that? Are his plays demonstrably true (you've seen this yourself)? Is it simply based on the math (of gambling)? If so, are his book/posts derived from earlier authors(s)?

Or is he a somewhat new "authority" with original material, original thoughts and original insights on the game? I'm trying to get some perspective on why it seems like sshe/ed turned the lights on for everybody and now we see, even though poker has been around for some time with plenty written about it....