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Kenneth L. Pike quotes

American Sociologist June 9, 1912 – December 31, 2000

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Acceptance of the power of God in one's life lays the groundwork for personal commitment to both science and Christianity, which so often have been in conflict. Kenneth L. Pike
Christianity stands or falls as a living program, a way of life, made concrete in the life of man by the life of God through the life of the concretely living Christ. Kenneth L. Pike
Kenneth L. Pike quote: "Outward failure may be a manifested variant of inward success."
Outward failure may be a manifested variant of inward success. Kenneth L. Pike
Kenneth L. Pike quote: "When I conform to truth, I do not conform to an abstract..."
When I conform to truth, I do not conform to an abstract principle; I conform to the nature of God. Kenneth L. Pike
Kenneth L. Pike quote: "Without a possibility of change in meanings human..."
Without a possibility of change in meanings human communication could not perform its present functions. Kenneth L. Pike
Normal social behavior requires that we be able to recognize identities in spite of change. Unless we can do so, there can be no human society as we know it. Kenneth L. Pike
Kenneth L. Pike quote: "Revelation and the nature of truth must be viewed in reference..."
Revelation and the nature of truth must be viewed in reference to the structure of language. Kenneth L. Pike
Kenneth L. Pike quote: "Nobody is as good as he thinks he is."
Nobody is as good as he thinks he is. Kenneth L. Pike
This required the development of a view which allowed one to integrate research with belief, thing with person, fact with aesthetics, knowledge with application of knowledge. Kenneth L. Pike
Kenneth L. Pike quote: "It is also, I would guess, a universal that in all societies..."
It is also, I would guess, a universal that in all societies people value respectability granted to them. Kenneth L. Pike
Kenneth L. Pike quote: "I wanted a theory that would allow one to live outside the..."
I wanted a theory that would allow one to live outside the office with the same philosophy one uses inside it. Kenneth L. Pike
Kenneth L. Pike quote: "God cannot be reduced to a sample for analysis."
God cannot be reduced to a sample for analysis. Kenneth L. Pike
Kenneth L. Pike quote: "The view of the local scene through the eyes of a native..."
The view of the local scene through the eyes of a native participant in that scene is a different window. Kenneth L. Pike
So I see that Christianity in believing in a Creator pulls together more facts, data, inner experience and ability than any mechanistic view could hold for me. Kenneth L. Pike
Kenneth L. Pike quote: "The universe extends beyond the mind of man, and is more..."
The universe extends beyond the mind of man, and is more complex than the small sample one can study. Kenneth L. Pike

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