The Gypsy Moth
In 1869, the gypsy moth was introduced to Medford, MA to produce silk for the local industry. Some moths however, escaped and starting killing trees. Since that time they have spread west and south and are responsible for billions in environmental damage.
In 1972, scientists discovered an unusual weapon against the moths. I call it Greek-icide. Rather than employing toxic pesticides to kill the caterpillars and adults, they used sex. This may seem a bit unusual, however, considering what happened to both Rome and Greece when sexuality ran rampant in the streets, it makes sense.
There are two main consequences to sex addiction,
- Men lose their sex drive to procreate
- Society loses her freedom
Here is how the Greek-icide program works. For the male moth to mate with the female, she must secrete a chemical called a pheromone which he can sense in very small amounts.
A farmer, by releasing isolates of the hormone in large doses in an orchard, confuses the male and he becomes desensitized to the lower levels of the female pheromones that are naturally given out and he has no incentive to mate with her.
Research has correlated the same results with human males. Pornography is a visual pheromone and it travels through the air on the Internet.
When President Monson in 1979 and President Hinckley in 2004 used the term addiction to describe pornography they were years ahead of the scientific world that were still coming to grips with the natural addictions of food, sexuality, and gambling.
I find that relation very insightful. Interesting correlation with the Moth study.
Very interesting and well written. I like how it is short and singular pointed. A more catchy title could be how sex kills or something like that. Intrigue us with the title.
The moth analogy was well done! I had read a little about the study of pheramones and how the confusion was used to control destructive behavior. Well done! Thank you for the concise presentation of clear “prophetic priority” doctrine.