Ok, then, imagine that Einstein had died in such a way that it was very plausible (likely even) but not ironclad certain that he had died in the holocaust. I th

Ok, then, imagine that Einstein had died in such a way that it was very plausible (likely even) but not ironclad certain that he had died in the holocaust. I think mikeash's point still holds. There's a level of uncertainty under which, I agree, it would seem forced and I'd wish that folks would look for another exemplar. By my analysis, and from my perspective the circumstances of Turing's life and death are not so uncertain.