Credentials

I do not think of this post as boasting, rather as sharing some perspective on my modest success in philosophy. My credentials for writing philosophy are not the usual, for example a PhD in Philosophy. Among other things, I have been published in peer-reviewed journals in six fields: philosophy, theology, electronics, gnomonics, organology, and optics. I have even been published by CERN (in optics). I rather fall short of the philosopher Leibniz, who is famous for his versatility. He was published in at least eight major academic fields -- philosophy, theology, mathematics, physics, linguistics, law, history, and engineering. However, Leibniz wrote before peer review took shape in the late 1700's. Would he have made the cut? Presumably he would. OBSERVATION: Therefore I have some credentials which are not the ordinary -- yet without them, I think it far less likely that I would have success in philosophy. While some might discount it, I think that training and experience in ministry majorly feed into philosophy. Ministry deals with various big issues, and often hands-on. I do have some training in philosophy.