Where, pray tell, did I say that you can? You’re putting words into my mouth there, Adam. Stop it.
People who are obeying the Bible themselves. In particular, people who are obeying these verses of Scripture:
13 Do not have two differing weights in your bag—one heavy, one light. 14 Do not have two differing measures in your house—one large, one small. 15 You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. 16 For the Lord your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly. — Deuteronomy 25:13-16
And no, don’t you dare tell me that I’m taking those verses out of context. Don’t you dare tell me that they only apply when buying and selling is involved. Don’t you dare tell me that they don’t apply to science, or to any other subject where measurement is involved, for any other reason. Because to deny that those verses apply to science is to demand the right to tell lies about science.
Because the YEC “scientific” model does not have accurate and honest weights and measures, it’s as simple as that. It does not obey Deuteronomy 25:13-16. It even goes so far as to flat-out deny that it has to obey Deuteronomy 25:13-16. As such, it is not scientific, it is not Biblical, and it is not honest.
No they are not wrong because they “do not agree with the mainstream secular model.” They are wrong because they fudge measurements, misrepresent evidence, quote mine, exaggerate things out of all proportion, and dismiss basic standards of quality control as “rescuing devices.” These are failings that have nothing whatsoever to do with “secularism” but that flout the rules and standards of basic honesty that apply to everyone, Christians and secularists alike.