Abstract
Beginning with the paradoxes of zombie twins, we present an argument
that dualism is both true and false. We show that avoiding this contradiction is
impossible. Our diagnosis is that consciousness itself engenders this contradiction
by producing contradictory points of view. This result has a large effect on the
realism/anti-realism debate, namely, it suggests that this debate is intractable, and
furthermore, it explains why this debate is intractable. We close with some
comments on what our results mean for metaphysics and philosophy, in general.