Sutras Of Change

Sometimes I experiment with the Indian formula of "sutras." These were telegrammic phrases or sentences, each encapsulating a single authoritative proposition, doctrine or teaching of one of the six orally transmitted orthodox philosophical systems, "orthodoxy" meaning acceptance of the authority of the Vedas, the most basic Hindu scriptures. Thus, Jainism, Buddhism and materialism are unorthodox. The orthodox systems include Yoga as distinct from the physical postures of "hatha yoga," which have their separate authoritative text. The originally oral sutras have been printed and translated with commentaries.

I claim no authority for my improvised "sutras."

"Sutras"
Sf addresses technological and social change.
Thus, it reflects experience.
We experience non-stop technological changes.
We experienced unprecedented social changes in the twentieth century.

We expect continual, accelerating technological and social changes.
This expectation would have been heretical or even unthinkable in the Middle Ages.
Poul Anderson presents changes in social attitudes between the generations of Nicholas van Rijn and of his granddaughter, Coya Conyon.
He also shows that Time Patrol agents have a common purpose despite their diverse milieus.

However, cooperation is easier between Patrol agents from a single milieu.
Changes in social mores are demonstrated by the assumption in a 1928 novel that an upright bachelor is "celibate." (Perishable Goods, CHAPTER I, p. 17)