EPR doesn't rule out a non-local hidden variables theory, e.g. pilot wave theory. Ontologically, non-local hidden variables is the only workable solution, since

EPR doesn't rule out a non-local hidden variables theory, e.g. pilot wave theory. Ontologically, non-local hidden variables is the only workable solution, since otherwise the universe would need uncountably infinite computing power to advance each instant. With non-local hidden variables, our universe can be advanced with finite (though mind-blowingly large) computing resources (whether an actual computer or just a system that naturally computes).