The Kalam Cosmological Argument and Divine Omniscience: an Evaluation of Recent Discussions in Sophia

Abstract

This article evaluates the discussion concerning the relationship between the Kalām Cosmological Argument (KCA) and Divine Omniscience in recent articles in Sophia (Erasmus and Verhoef Sophia, 54, 411–427, 2015; Loke Sophia, 55(2), 263–272, 2016; Erasmus Sophia, 57, 151–156, 2018a). I argue that, in his latest article, Erasmus is guilty of shifting the focus of the discussion from the KCA to the Infinity Argument (the argument that actual infinities cannot exist). I contribute to the discussion by replying to the four difficulties Erasmus Sophia, 57, 151–156, (2018a: 153) mentions against my defence of the notion that God has an undivided intuition of all reality. I show that Erasmus has failed to allay the worry that the redefinition of omniscience by Erasmus and Verhoef is unmotivated and problematic.