light is not a string
as soon as the separation occurred there was a gap caused by the difference in speed -- the highway metaphor (again)
the express lane speed is instantaneous
the feeder lane is 3e8 m/s
at the separation (6200 years ago by the AC version) light switched from the express lane to the feeder lane
all light that had been in the express lane was already at destination
all light in the feeder lane now took time to get there
a period of darkness ensues ... the light trickles in, first from the sun, then Alpha Centauri, then more distant stars ... but not possible yet from further than 6200 light years away.
contradiction between concept and fact = invalidation of concept.
we are limited in our ability to understand
by our ability to understand
Rebel
AAmerican
.Zen
[Deist
{{{Buddha walks off laughing with joy}}}