Olber's paradox states that the ____.

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Olber's paradox states that if the Universe is infinite, static, and filled with a uniform distribution of stars, then every line of sight from Earth should eventually hit a star. As a result, the sky should be as bright as the surface of a star in all directions. However, we know that this isn't the case, which suggests that either the Universe isn't infinite, or it isn't static, or it isn't filled with a uniform distribution of stars.

Olber's Paradox States That the ____