Would that then imply that the universe is relatively homogeneous? For example, we can estimate the age of the Milky Way galaxy and nearby galaxies. If I can instantly transport myself to a galaxy roughly 10 billion LY away, would it be roughly the same age and surrounded by other galaxies of similar age? Would the edge of the observable universe appear as far away?
It seems to me that the answer would be yes. Everything in the universe is the same age so it's only because we are farther away from more distant objects that they appear younger.
Here's another interesting thought. At the moment of the Big Bang, the universe was very, very small, nearly if not actually a zero-size point. If the universe had the same dodecahedral topology at the beginning, then something traveling at or near the speed of light shortly after the Big Bang could traverse the entire universe multiple times, wrapping around each time, within a relatively short period of time.
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It seems to me that the answer would be yes. Everything in the universe is the same age so it's only because we are farther away from more distant objects that they appear younger.
Here's another interesting thought. At the moment of the Big Bang, the universe was very, very small, nearly if not actually a zero-size point. If the universe had the same dodecahedral topology at the beginning, then something traveling at or near the speed of light shortly after the Big Bang could traverse the entire universe multiple times, wrapping around each time, within a relatively short period of time.