Three strategies can be considered to accommodate these data to the chronologic data presented in the Scriptures. Ignore any data provided by radiometric techniques. Assume that the Earth, Moon, and stars are only thousands of years old and that the radiometric data observed today are the result of processes that are not completely understood. If science indicates a particular hypothesis and Scripture allows it, it seems reasonable to accept such a position. While this approach minimizes conflicts between scientific and biblical interpretations, not all questions are answered.
Areas requiring more than a small measure of faith remain.
We must realize that there is no way to proceed directly from radiometric data to a fiat creation for living matter within the past 10,000 years and a worldwide flood some 5,000 years ago. These are concepts that are accepted on the basis of faith in the same manner as is salvation. Through a proper blending of this faith viewpoint and science it is possible to obtain a more complete understanding of God, our Creator and Sustainer. In seeking to harmonize God's character as it is revealed in the Scriptures and in nature, we must seek a model that is consistent with both sources of information. The third approach mentioned above begins to meet these requirements.