Digital SAT Reading and Writing Practice Question #374

Text 1 Quantum entanglement implies that non-locality is a fundamental, inescapable feature of the universe. Because entangled particles instantaneously influence one another across vast distances, we must accept that Einstein’s relativistic framework—which strictly forbids information from traveling faster than light—is fundamentally incomplete and requires a total conceptual overhaul. Text 2 While the instantaneous correlations of entangled particles appear to violate local realism, this conclusion relies on assuming statistical independence—the idea that the measurement settings chosen by observers are entirely independent of the particles' past states. Recent models of superdeterminism demonstrate that if we abandon statistical independence, locality can be perfectly preserved, explaining entanglement without requiring any faster-than-light influence. Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the assertion in Text 1 regarding the relativistic framework?