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that being said the 13.7b number i always thought was more of a minimum number based on basic known physics about the speed of light and whatnot.
 
Webb will definitely give us some new inputs….but they’ll likely spend a fuckton of time vetting the math, algorithms, new possibilities….and then collectively come out with a peer reviewed response the majority of them agree on as the best estimate.

…as opposed to Rick from accounting pronouncing to the world it’s 27b years old in a single paper/news release and everyone accepting it at face value.
 
Montana said:
Webb will definitely give us some new inputs….but they’ll likely spend a fuckton of time vetting the math, algorithms, new possibilities….and then collectively come out with a peer reviewed response the majority of them agree on as the best estimate.

…as opposed to Rick from accounting pronouncing to the world it’s 27b years old in a single paper/news release and everyone accepting it at face value.
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Or it's like the joke where you have a school class go to a museum on a group tour, and the leader asks the class if they know how old the T-Rex model in the display was. Johnny perks up and answers "75 million years, 5 months, and 3 days". The leader is stunned, and asks how he got to that number. He said "I came here for my birthday and the guide said it was 75 million years old. And my birthday was 5 months and 3 days ago."

If you throw out a number and allow some leeway, someone's not going to use it right in their story.
 
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