  A critique of the state of current quantum theory in physics is presented,
based on a perspective outside the normal physics training. From this
perspective, the acceptance of quantum nonlocality seems unwarranted, and the
fundamental assumptions that give rise to it in the first place seem
questionable, based on the current status of the quantum theory of light. The
relevant data can instead be accounted for using physically motivated local
models, based on detailed properties of the experimental setups. The
semiclassical approach, particularly in the form of the fully coupled
Maxwell-Dirac equations with a pure wave ontology, seems to provide a
satisfying, local, paradox-free physical model of the quantum world, that
appears consistent with known phenomena. It is unclear why this approach is not
pursued more vigorously in the field, given its clear potential to resolve all
the conundrums that have perplexed generations of physicists.

General Physics;Quantum Physics