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Nieuwenhuizen argued that there exists some “contextuality loophole” in Bell’s theorem. This claim is unjustified. In Bell’s theorem non-contextuality is not presupposed but derived from Einstein causality using the EPR argument.
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Schmelzer, I. About a “Contextuality Loophole” in Bell’s Theorem Claimed to Exist by Nieuwenhuizen. Found Phys 47, 117–119 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-016-0047-2
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