Can we violate Bell inequalities by giving up CFD?

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The discussion centers on the potential to violate Bell inequalities by relinquishing counterfactual definiteness (CFD) while maintaining locality. Participants argue that entanglement and quantum mechanics (QM) do not require mystical explanations; rather, they involve correlations arising from superposition. The conversation highlights the distinction between classical and quantum correlations, emphasizing that giving up CFD allows for the acceptance of qubits instead of classical bits. It is noted that while locality can be preserved by avoiding superluminal signaling, predictability must be sacrificed to align with Bell's theorem. Ultimately, the dialogue underscores the foundational principles of QM in understanding entangled systems and their correlations.
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Derek Potter said:
zonde - just call it physical realism :)
You are too radical. Physical realism allows probabilistic results just as well but we speak about CFD only in case of definite results.
 
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zonde said:
You are too radical. Physical realism allows probabilistic results just as well but we speak about CFD only in case of definite results.
No problem, I'd already deleted the comment when you replied :)
 

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