Well, one clear difference is that we can experimentally verify that the light which hits our eyes from the sun really left the sun eight minutes ago. We can’t do that for light from distant stars, so all of our observations based on those sources remain qualified by our unverified speculations as to their source.
This is an interesting discovery you've made.
Tell me then, what is the threshold for us being able to experimentally verify light sources? I assume it is somewhere between 93 million and a billion light years. What is the exact distance?
Should read: “93 million miles and a billion light years”