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"Only in the very first minor fraction of a second is it thought (by some, based on Inflation theory) that the universe expanded as fast, actually many many times faster, than light."

Inflation happened early on, yes. But the expansion of space was not a short term effect. It is still expanding. That is why the (observable) universe can be 92 light years across.

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Re: "Only in the very first minor fraction of a second is it thought (by some, based on Inflation theory) that the universe expanded as fast, actually many many times faster, than light."

Inflation happened early on, yes. But the expansion of space was not a short term effect. It is still expanding. That is why the (observable) universe can be 92 light years across.

Of course it's still expanding today. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the expansion is actually accelerating, as relatively recent observations appear to indicate (observations starting more or less 20 years ago). By what I said in that quote, I was referring to the supposed many times faster than light very early phase of the expansion, the first very minor fraction of a second.