Dualities and the realization of their existence is truly gratifying.

Take sex, for example.

As any semi-educated person will know, it is strictly an act of procreation. It is the animal equivalent of bacterial conjugation: the transfer of DNA between one organism into another. Sex is simply how our genes use us to stay in circulation; our desire for it is the manifestation of the genetic drive to maintain existence. Therefore, being creatures comprised of genes, sex lies at the very core of our psyche, along with self-preservation. This is why it is a taboo subject in many socities, why some religions celebrate it while others suppress it and why inevitably, no matter how isolated they are, people will think about it: because it lies at the very heart of our existence and is continuously subjected to the incredibly complex human cognitive process. Grand romantic ideas have been constructed around sex, about it being an expression of love, of it being God's "treat" for those who choose to be united under his name, or, somewhat puritanically, as the tool of the devil. Ultimately, however, it is simply about the preservation of our genetic information, at least from a strictly materialist point of view.

That was the objective review of sex.

Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your view), we are the creatures experiencing this genetic call. Because of it, we feel such a diverse range of emotions and sensations regarding sex. We desire and enjoy it because our genes want us to do it, but that doesn't detract from the overall experience. We love sexual feelings and sensations and the knowledge that it is a manifestation of a genetic survival instict should not make us think that it is any less significant. Love, lust, pleasure, orgasm et al. should not be any less enjoyable and true just because a valid materialist point of view is available.

This is the duality. On one hand, sex is just how our genes stay in circulation, but on the other, we are the carriers of these genes and we experience a diverse range of "true" stimuli because of them, such as love. To a completely objective observer, love is simply the human manifestation of genetic desires, but this does not mean that love is "fake" , as many like to respond when someone says that we are genetic vessels. You see, because we experience it, it is real. The range of emotions that we defined using the word "love" truly does exist, even though it is rooted in biology.

This is something that I find truly gratifying, seeing the non-emotional materalist truth of something that I experience while still enjoying the emotional truth of the experience itself. Both are genuine, though they may seem to be at opposites. Basically, what I'm saying is that I might know for a fact that our genes control us, but that doesn't change the fact that I truly enjoy spending time with someone I love.