[Blood of Tyrants]

Here is one for you. Supposedly the universt is 15 billion years old. The furthest star is 12 billion light years away (and we aren't at the very edge of the universe). Supposedly we all started out as an explosion at the center of the universe.

Therefore, at some time, the stars were traveling away from each other at speeds approaching C, the speed of light. They would have to have done so in order to be where they are now, right? If they had done so, then the Doppler effect would have rendered the wavelength of light so low as to be unobservable to the eye. Also, time is hugely distorted when you use Einsteinian physics, so if everything in the universe is moving at near light speed, what is the time constant that you use?

[50sDad]

Clearly, the matter in the universe is not moving at full C. The light eminating from the suns, who by poplular theory have coelesed at different times, or they all would be burned out at the same rate, is.

[SengirV]

I do not have the answers to these questions. I have some knowledge of Astronomy(I am not an astonomer nor do I have a physics degree) but can not give you formula's and calculations that you would obviously require to be satisfied. Perhaps someone who can backup some present day astonomical assumptions could help you out. Maybe an explanation of one point you raised will help - "The furthest star is 12 billion light years away ... the Doppler effect would have rendered the wavelength of light so low as to be unobservable to the eye." If we can get an explanation of how a redshifted star/quasar/pulsar/galaxy/etc... with a value of 5 can be observered, then that might help US understand a little better.