All modern books on Einstein emphasize the genius of his
relativity theory and the corresponding corrections and extensions
of the ancient space-time concept. However, Einstein s opposition
to the use of probability in the laws of nature and particularly in
the laws of quantum mechanics is criticized and often portrayed as
outdated.
The author of Einstein Was Right takes a different view and
shows that Einstein created a "Trojan horse" ready to unleash
forces against the use of probability as a basis for the laws of
nature. Einstein warned that the use of probability would, in the
final analysis, lead to "spooky" actions and mysterious
instantaneous influences at a distance.
John Bell pulled Einstein s Trojan horse into the castle of
physics. He developed a theory that, together with experimental
results of Aspect, Zeilinger, and others, "proves" the existence of
quantum non-localities, instantaneous influences. These have indeed
the nature of what Einstein labeled as "spooky."
The book Einstein Was Right shows that Bell was not aware of the
special role that time and space-time play in any rigorous
probability theory. As a consequence, his formalism is not general
enough to be applied to the Aspect-Zeilinger type of experiments
and his conclusions about the existence of instantaneous influences
at a distance are incorrect.
This fact suggests a world view that is less optimistic about
claims that teleportation and influences at a distance could open
new horizons and provide the possibility of quantum computing. On
the positive side, however, and as compensation, we are assured
that the space-time picture of mankind developed over millions of
years and perfected by Einstein, is still able to cope with the
phenomena that nature presents us on the atomic and sub-atomic
level and that the "quantum weirdness" may be explainable and
understandable after all. "
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