[jimmyray]

A slippery slope argument that puts words in the mouth of the quoted writer McAllister.

Known terrorist = culpable aggressor = culpable bystander = prescient Deity.

More an absurdly impossible hypothetical rather than a thought experiment.

[SauronOfMordor]

The implicit assumption is that Jesus would refuse to reveal information needed to prevent a murder, which is the criterion for being treated as a “culpable bystander”.