Fermi was wrong.
The answer to the Fermi Paradox is fairly simple (although I’ve rarely seen it stated): Circumstances conducive to life only occurred a little while ago on the cosmic time scale. Earth is not particularly special, nor is our galaxy. Hence, a vast number of other civilizations probably exist, but they almost certainly aren’t that much older than ours on that time scale.
Also, the universe is a BIG place, so it will take a few more million or possibly billion years for any signal from such civilizations to reach us.
PS Why would God waste time creating all this space and everything in it but create life on just this tiny little ball of dirt orbiting a totally unexceptional star in an equally unexceptional galaxy? Not presuming to question God, but I believe there are a lot of “rooms” in His house (i.e., the universe).
Because He said He did.
The Bible is completely silent on the subject of life on other planets! That said, I see no theological reason to limit God’s power or wisdom
“PS Why would God waste time creating all this space and everything in it but create life on just this tiny little ball of dirt orbiting a totally unexceptional star in an equally unexceptional galaxy? “
To show us how big He is.....