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Re:Olbers' paradox by mgalka on Sunday August 02, 2015 @06:20PM (#9992708)
Isn't this one explained by the speed of light?

Only a finite number of stars have had enough time to reach the earth. So there can only be a finite number of concentric shells.

Re:Olbers' paradox by wsxcde on Sunday August 02, 2015 @06:55PM (#9992827)
The paradox assumes there are infinite stars that have existed for infinite time:

> If the universe is static, homogeneous at a large scale, and populated by an infinite number of stars

You're assuming an infinite number of stars sprang into existence a finite amount of time ago.