Olbers Phenomenon

The Olbers Phenomenon continues to puzzle me.

• How can you expect a finite sized object, such as a quasar, a galaxy or a star, to be visible when its distance approaches "infinite"?

• How can you expect the night sky to be as bright as the sun's surface when both light intensity and a body's apparent surface area decrease with distance?

My question referring to the Olbers Phenomenon:

• Why should we see a blazingly lit night sky if light intensity diminishes with the square of the distance?

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