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Young Earth creationists believe that the flood described in Genesis 6–9 did occur, was global in extent, and submerged all dry land on Earth. Some young Earth creationists go further and advocate a kind of flood geology which relies on the appropriation of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century arguments in favor of catastrophism made by such scientists as Georges Cuvier and Richard Kirwan. This approach which was replaced by the mid-nineteenth century almost entirely by uniformitarianism was adopted most famously by George McCready Price and this legacy is reflected in the most prominent YEC organizations today. Scientific estimates of the age of the earliest pottery discovered at 20,000 BCE, the oldest known trees before 9,400 BCE,146147 ice cores up to 800,000 years old, and layers of silt deposit in Lake Suigetsu at 52,800 years old, are all significantly older than YEC estimate of the Earth’s age.

• They do this by oper­at­ing on a not-for-prof­it, cost-of-ser­vice basis.
• Togeth­er, that makes them larg­er than any oth­er util­i­ty in the state in the total num­ber of mem­bers served.
• In the 1950s, Price’s work came under severe criticism, particularly by Bernard Ramm in his book The Christian View of Science and Scripture.
• Young Earth creationists disagree with the methodological naturalism that is part of the scientific method.

Compared to other forms of creationism

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• Young Earth creationists regard the Bible as a historically accurate, factually inerrant record of natural history.
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For over ten years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to enhancing the entrepreneurship ecosystem. Our team members walk the walk when it comes to the entrepreneurial lifestyle because it’s what fulfills us most. From our early advocacy for youth entrepreneurship to our now thriving organization, we have always aimed to support rising entrepreneurs. YEC’s prestigious community of entrepreneurs is dedicated to building exceptional teams and cultures, pioneering new innovations, and enacting positive change. We use our knowledge and success to not only elevate our collective but to serve our communities. The scriptural geologists39 and later the founders of the Victoria Institute40 opposed the decline of support for a biblically literal young Earth.

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It also means we’ve joined hun­dreds of oth­er co-ops across the coun­try in reded­i­cat­ing our­selves to our core val­ues of account­abil­i­ty, integri­ty, inno­va­tion, and com­mu­ni­ty com­mit­ment — the four Touch­stone Ener­gy® val­ues. York Electric’s capac­i­ty to sup­ply depend­able and afford­able elec­tric pow­er also opened our rur­al areas to com­merce and indus­try. New and diver­si­fied busi­ness­es came to the coun­try­side, pro­vid­ing jobs, prod­ucts and ser­vices. On the farm, in neigh­bor­hoods and on main street in rur­al com­mu­ni­ties, elec­tric pow­er worked for the ben­e­fit of every­one in near­ly every aspect of dai­ly life. At home and at work, rur­al York Coun­ty steadi­ly became ful­ly elec­tric.

Many young Earth creationists distinguish their own hypotheses from the “Omphalos hypothesis”, today more commonly referred to as the apparent age concept, put forth by the naturalist and science writer Philip Henry Gosse. Omphalos was an unsuccessful mid-19th century attempt to reconcile creationism with geology. Gosse proposed that just as Adam had a navel (omphalos is Greek for navel), evidence of a gestation he never experienced, so also the Earth was created ex nihilo complete with evidence of a prehistoric past that never actually occurred. The Omphalos hypothesis allows for a young Earth without giving rise to any predictions that would contradict scientific findings of an old Earth.

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It is also at the annu­al meet­ing that YEC’s nine-mem­ber board of direc­tors is elect­ed from the mem­ber­ship by the mem­bers. In the 1950s, Price’s work came under severe criticism, particularly by Bernard Ramm in his book The Christian View of Science and yec crypto Scripture. Laurence Kulp, a geologist and in fellowship with the Plymouth Brethren, and other scientists,44 Ramm influenced Christian organizations such as the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) in not supporting flood geology.

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Although both logically unassailable and consistent with a literal reading of scripture, Omphalos was rejected at the time by scientists on the grounds that it was completely unfalsifiable and by theologians because it implied to them a deceitful God, which they found theologically unacceptable. Aside from the theological doubts voiced by other Christians, young Earth creationism also stands in opposition to the creation mythologies of other religions (both extant and extinct). Young Earth creationists reject old Earth creationism and day-age creationism on textual and theological grounds. In addition, they claim that the scientific data in geology and astronomy point to a young Earth, against the consensus of the general scientific community.

A secu­ri­ty deposit of $295 may be required, depend­ing on the appli­can­t’s cred­it his­to­ry, for res­i­den­tial ser­vice. Coop­er­a­tives build and main­tain three times the miles of pow­er line of oth­er util­i­ties and do so at com­pa­ra­ble rates despite few­er rev­enues. They do this by oper­at­ing on a not-for-prof­it, cost-of-ser­vice basis. The mar­gins are giv­en back to the mem­bers, in the form of cap­i­tal cred­its, to reduce their elec­tric costs. Because pow­er out­ages often affect our offices and employ­ees as well as our mem­bers, please do not use our con­tact forms or social media to report out­ages. To report an out­age online, please sign in to your account in our mem­ber por­tal; oth­er­wise, uti­lize any of the oth­er meth­ods above.

Interpretations of Genesis

York Elec­tric was found­ed in 1941 by a group of farm­ers and busi­ness­men who real­ized that the only way to bring elec­tric pow­er to rur­al York Coun­ty was to do it them­selves. In March of 1941, 553 strong, these cit­i­zens began an endeav­or that would change rur­al liv­ing in this area for­ev­er. Because the mem­bers of the coop­er­a­tive are also the own­ers this means the coop­er­a­tive is local­ly owned and oper­at­ed. Employ­ees of the coop­er­a­tive are also local res­i­dents who are famil­iar with the needs of the com­mu­ni­ties they serve. Elec­tric coop­er­a­tives were formed in the 1930s with the spe­cif­ic task of elec­tri­fy­ing rur­al Amer­i­ca. With our mobile app, you can access your account from any­where at any time.

If there is any remain­ing deposit owed to the mem­ber, a check will be mailed; there­fore, it is impor­tant for YEC to have your for­ward­ing address. Creating a thriving company culture is essential to increasing productivity, empowering your teams and enacting your vision. Our dedicated concierge team helps you get the most out of your YEC benefits.

Differences of opinion exist regarding whether the genealogies should be taken as complete or abbreviated, hence the 6,000 to 10,000 year range usually quoted for the Earth’s age. In contrast, Old Earth Creationists tend to interpret the genealogies as incomplete, and usually interpret the days of Genesis 1 figuratively as long periods of time. Young Earth creationists regard the Bible as a historically accurate, factually inerrant record of natural history. South Carolina’s elec­tric coop­er­a­tives now serve over half a mil­lion mem­bers, or near­ly one-third of the pop­u­la­tion of our state. Togeth­er, that makes them larg­er than any oth­er util­i­ty in the state in the total num­ber of mem­bers served.