Herod, I'm not bashing Bruce or his flying abilities. I'm simply making the argument that there's no problem having a non-rated pilot at the controls with a training Captain in the other seat. As was the case with Bruce when flying the A320 with Airbus, and Björn Kjos flying the 787 with Boeing.
Now, if you really want to stir the pot check out this video of someones mother in the hot seat of a 757: