> Two contradictory talking points seem to be pervasive: They are not really contradictory. > - Altering one atom affects the other instantaniously It kind-o

> Two contradictory talking points seem to be pervasive: They are not really contradictory. > - Altering one atom affects the other instantaniously It kind-of does, if by "affecting the other" you mean changing the physical state of the pair from "the A/B system is in state S0" to "A is in state SA and B is in state SB". > - There's no FTL communication going on, There isn't unless you want to define as "communication" the change in the physical state described above. > Basically, never take seriously anything written about quantum physics in pop-science magazines. That's unfortunately a wise advice.