In article ,
"Dark Helmet" wrote:

I see what you're saying, but I think you're missing his point. Let me try
his logic:

1. It took 12 billion years for the light from the nebula to reach us.
2. Therefore, the nebula was 12 billion light years away from us 12 billion
years ago.
3. Therefore, the universe was 14-12=2 billion years old when the light
left the nebula on it's way to us.
4. Therefore, the nebula was 12 billion light years away from us when the
universe was 2 billion years old.

So, the question remains, how did the nebula get 12 billion light years away
from us when the universe was only 2 billion years old? Particularly when
the speed of light is supposed to be the max speed of anything?

Dark Helmet


..well put

..this idea has been bothering me for years and, several
times, i've tried to formulate in language and have
always been dissatisfied with the result
..i don't know why it's been so sifficult for me to
articulate it, because seeing your words makes it
seem so obvious that there is an apparent paradox

..you've come close to saying it as succinctly as possible

..so the question remains... does this apparent paradox reveal
a structural flaw in the theory or an erroneous assumption
on my part (or possibly some other explanation)

..thanks

heron

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