Swinburne's argument succeeds only by presupposing divine temporality, which is itself a contested theological position, making the defense of omnisciencecontingent on a separate metaphysical commitment.
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Richard Swinburne, a famous British philosopher who wrote about God, religion, and the problem of evil—he argued that God's existence can be rationally defended despite the existence of evil in the world.
contingent on(in logic and philosophy)
Dependent on something else happening first—like saying 'my plan is contingent on whether it rains tomorrow' means my plan only works if that condition is met.
omniscience(The passage tests omniscience against mathematical undecidability)
The property of knowing everything; used here to probe whether divine knowledge extends to undecided mathematical propositions.