The Most Unsatisfying Sin? | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. from The Catholic Current

The Most Unsatisfying Sin? | Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.

6 minutes Posted Jun 8, 2026 at 9:13 pm.

Intro — Can people be engineered into addicts?

Howard Moskowitz & the ’Bliss Point’ discovery

How food engineering creates dopamine blasts

Snack industry response and $10M research

The infamous ad: ’Crunch all you want’

Problem: Pleasure without satiety

CS Lewis analogy — Demons and the bliss point

Transferring the bliss point to sex

Defining lust and chastity

Bliss point applied to desire — endless craving

Pornography as engineered addiction

Consequences: pain, loneliness, despair

Spiritual danger: betraying the first commandment

Help & resources: Steve Bacorni / Freedom Coaching

Call to action: contact, reflections, prayer

Closing, subscribe, and sign-off

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Addiction can be weaponized against people, to draw them into deeper addiction. The sin of lust promises much, gives nothing, and leaves one craving for more. Is there a way out? Father McTeigue takes a closer look in his latest video about the Seven Deadly Sins.

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