== Flaws in arguing for an old universe based on starlight ==
== Flaws in arguing for an old universe based on starlight ==
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The observation that many stars are millions of light years away is one of ''distance'', not ''time''.
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The observation that many stars are millions of light years away is one of ''distance'', not ''time''. Since it takes light one year to travel a distance of one light year, it is possible to view an object as it was in the past, with the number of years in the past equal to the number of light years in distance. In this way, the existence of a visible object 13 billion light years away is proof that the universe is at least that old.