"All we really "know" is that the redshifting of that very old light, WAS apparently non-linear with distance at the time it was emitted"

The redshifting has always been non-linear with distance. It's only approximately linear if you look out to small distances (Hubble's Law). It's the same reason the Earth appears flat on human scales.

"If that is not so now in the comparative observation of closer sources, then the Expansion is slowing down!!"

Actually, current observations show that it's speeding up. If the distance increases more quickly with redshift than Hubble's linear relation, you have acceleration. If the distance increases less quickly than Hubble's relation, you have deceleration. The first case is what is observed.

"Does this not follow what we would expect from the transition of Inflation to Expansion?"

The Inflationary Epoch is theorized to be at much earlier times than we are observing. Thus, the universe must have slowed down after inflation and then sped up again later (around our time). Who knows, maybe it has been oscillating back and forth.

• That's a correction? - rayredbourne - November 19, 2002 - 14:13 UTC
  • "Quintessence effect", if I may coin a term - yaniru - November 19, 2002 - 19:10 UTC
    • I just assumed... - cosmotiger - November 20, 2002 - 04:16 UTC
      • Don't let him... - rayredbourne - November 20, 2002 - 09:39 UTC
        • Are you talking about yourself? - yaniru - November 20, 2002 - 12:24 UTC
          • No I don't.. - rayredbourne - November 20, 2002 - 14:36 UTC
    • Not the "word"; - rayredbourne - November 20, 2002 - 09:32 UTC
      • Corrections - cosmotiger - November 20, 2002 - 17:44 UTC
        • Corrections for Harv - kantolfir2 - November 21, 2002 - 03:54 UTC
          • Yes, I support... - rayredbourne - November 21, 2002 - 23:31 UTC
            • Right on - cosmotiger - November 22, 2002 - 02:51 UTC
              • I predict you will super-c after death - yaniru - November 22, 2002 - 15:20 UTC
          • Dark Matter... - rayredbourne - November 21, 2002 - 23:35 UTC
            • There have been no confirmations... - cosmotiger - November 22, 2002 - 02:33 UTC
        • ...would have..., is a..., works? And Hawking. - rayredbourne - November 21, 2002 - 23:02 UTC
          • Blah - cosmotiger - November 22, 2002 - 02:35 UTC
            • More likely that man invented God - yaniru - November 22, 2002 - 15:25 UTC
              • I am glad you are only commenting where you are qualified - carefuluniverse - November 22, 2002 - 17:26 UTC
                • Wrong guy - yaniru - November 22, 2002 - 19:49 UTC
                  • Right guy...I don't hold a grudge; I can prove it if necesssa - quiet - November 23, 2002 - 01:02 UTC
                    • I did not say this - yaniru - November 23, 2002 - 13:18 UTC
                      • Look at the original. It said it paraphrased you - carefuluniverse - November 23, 2002 - 21:46 UTC
                        • Gotcha with that last one...I attributed my statement to you - carefuluniverse - November 23, 2002 - 21:48 UTC
            • Pertinent comment - carefuluniverse - November 22, 2002 - 17:23 UTC
    • Ray makes more sense than Ru or Harv in regular conversation - quiet - November 20, 2002 - 19:28 UTC
      • A wonderful feeling... - rayredbourne - November 21, 2002 - 23:39 UTC
  • Corrections - cosmotiger - November 19, 2002 - 20:11 UTC
    • One sees great things from valleys; only small things from peaks - quiet - November 20, 2002 - 04:28 UTC
    • "low interaction cross section" - rayredbourne - November 20, 2002 - 09:55 UTC
      • Corrections - cosmotiger - November 20, 2002 - 17:40 UTC
        • I'm checking with you. - rayredbourne - November 21, 2002 - 23:45 UTC
          • Corrections - cosmotiger - November 22, 2002 - 02:40 UTC
            • To be polite - carefuluniverse - November 22, 2002 - 17:59 UTC