The study of doctrine and the teaching of doctrine will change behavior more than the study of behavior will change behavior.

Boyd K. Packer
The study of doctrine and the teaching of doctrine will...
The study of doctrine and the teaching of doctrine will...
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The study of doctrine and the teaching of doctrine will change behavior more than the study of behavior will change behavior. In other words, if I teach you what I think is true, it will not matter what you think is true. The truth will still be true. But if I teach you how to behave, you can learn to behave differently.

This quote from the famous psychologist B. F. Skinner seems to express that idea well.

This quote reinforces the idea that there are many ways to achieve the same goal, but that some are more effective than others.

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