chronosynclastic

Chronosynclastic is a concept introduced by Kurt Vonnegut in his 1959 novel *The Sirens of Titan*. It refers to a place in space and time where all different points of view, all the truths that have ever been held by anyone, are equally true. Essentially, it is a point where all perspectives coincide. A chronosynclastic infundibulum, as it is sometimes called, is a region of spacetime where the concepts of past, present, and future are irrelevant, and all events are simultaneously occurring or have equal validity. Vonnegut uses this concept to explore themes of free will, determinism, and the nature of truth. Characters in the novel who experience a chronosynclastic infundibulum perceive all possible outcomes of their lives and all historical events as happening at once. This leads to a profound sense of existential confusion and a questioning of objective reality. The term itself is a neologism, blending "chronos" (time) with "synclastic" (curving in the same direction, as opposed to antiplectic, curving in opposite directions). It is a fictional construct designed to serve the narrative and philosophical purposes of the novel.