I don't really want to get into another long, and fruitless discussion
on quantum mechanics. However there was an interesting article that I
read recently, I think in the New Scientist, though I don't have the
reference.

I liked the point made about hidden variables. A mathematician was
quoted as saying that it would be odd if there weren't any hidden
variables as, without them, how would objects showing statistical
regularities 'know' what regularities they were supposed to be
showing.

I thought it a very nice point. After all, statistics (though some
invest it with more god-like powers) only shows regularities because
they are caused by an underlying behaviour. Truly random things don't
and can't show statistical regularities - if they do it proves that
they aren't random.