Wednesday, October 21 2026
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Isaiah 45:18-For thus says the LORD, Who created the heavens, Who is God, Who formed the earth and made it, Who has established it, Who did not create it in vain, Who formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
The Bible teaches that one of the things which is unique about Earth is that God designed it to be inhabited. Indeed, His purpose for making the starry heavens and the Earth was not “in vain.” That is, His purpose in crating the heavens and the Earth was fulfilled in His purpose to make a planet in the universe which would be suitable for humanity to “inhabit.” Among other things, this speaks to us about the uniqueness of our planet.
Many people object to this, having been indoctrinated in something known as the Copernican Principle. This idea maintains that Earth is one of millions of life-friendly planets in the universe, that it is a mediocre planet in a vast collection of planets that any number of species could live on and thrive.
That brings us to a physicist named Enrico Fermi.
Who is he, you ask?
Our privileged status in the universe is also highlighted by what is known as the Fermi paradox. Famously summarized through a question-“But where is everybody?”-, the Fermi paradox is the apparent conflict between the high statistical probability that there is intelligent life in the universe and the fact that we haven’t seen any sign of it so far. The eponymous author of this so-called paradox, the Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi, abruptly asked this question after having an informal conversation on the topic of UFOs with a couple of fellow scientists in the 1950s. It is a paradox only because we’re “modest” again, this time about the possibility of being the only intelligent species in the entire universe. And yet direct experience shows us that it’s highly likely that we’re all alone. There are at least 100 billion stars in our galaxy, and some of these stars have planets located in the goldilocks zone, the region around a star where the temperature is just right for liquid water to exist and life as we know it to potentially flourish. Given that some of these stars are billions of years older than Earth, if intelligent life is as common as some scientists suggest, our galaxy would have been colonized a long time ago, and yet we haven’t come across any extraterrestrial civilizations, their probes, or their radio signals. One of the first scientific papers to explore the Fermi paradox was published by the astrophysicist Michael Hart. After reviewing many speculations, ranging from the infeasibility of space travel to the predisposition of advanced civilizations to destroy themselves, it concluded that the most reasonable explanation is that we’re the only intelligent species in the galaxy. And if we’re alone in our galaxy, we’re very likely alone in the entire universe. The Fermi paradox shows that life in general, and intelligent life in particular, are not as common as some biologists would have us believe. Being the only intelligent species in the universe is a privilege that no special physical position can provide. We’re the only ones who bring meaning to the cosmic game of particle billiards. (Christian Bandea, God of the Details: The Scientific Cover-Up of Intelligent Design, 34-35 (Kindle Edition): Independently Published)
The truth, as it is often said, is much stranger fiction.
On the one hand: the world of science-fiction would have us believe that the universe is a hotbed of intelligent life, and that Earth is just one of many planets with people.
On the other hand: the world of inspired Scripture and of scientific fact which tell a far different story: the eternal Creator exists, His Word is true, and Earth is amazingly untrue among the other planets in our universe.
So which will you believe?
The inspired and proven Word of God (in science and Scripture), or the message of the UFO enthusiasts which are so popular today?
Revelation 22:17-And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
Lord, open our eyes to Your truth. Amen.
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