Fait-divers: Outline of an Essential Moral Theory: Altruistic Cognitive Dissonance as a Moral Precept

All people except me are not to blame for the wrong decisions they have made: they are the product of determinism; however, when they make the right decisions, they do so using their responsibility (free will). On the contrary, when I make good decisions, I am merely the product of determinism (grace?): I have no merit in them; however, when I make wrong decisions, I am solely responsible for them (free will).

Fait-divers: Esboço de uma teoria moral essencial: dissonância cognitiva altruísta enquanto preceito moral

Todas as pessoas, exceto eu, não são culpadas pelas decisões erradas que tomaram: são o produto do determinismo; no entanto, quando tomam as decisões certas, fazem-nas no uso da sua responsabilidade (livre arbítrio). Pelo contrário, eu, quando tomo decisões acertadas, sou apenas o produto do determinismo (graça?): não tenho qualquer mérito nelas; no entanto, quando tomo decisões erradas, sou o único responsável por elas (livre arbítrio).

The Beatles - ticket to ride live at wembley, 1965

"The Beatles played "Ticket to Ride" throughout their June–July 1965 European tour. A live performance from the 1 August 1965 broadcast of Blackpool Night Out was included on the Anthology 2 compilation and shown during The Beatles Anthology documentary. On 14 August, the group recorded a live performance of the song for The Ed Sullivan Show, broadcast the following month. "Ticket to Ride" was also included in the set list for the Beatles' 1965 US tour and their UK tour at the end of the year. The 15 August performance at Shea Stadium appears in the 1966 documentary The Beatles at Shea Stadium, although the audio for the song was re-recorded in London prior to release. The group's 29 August performance at the Hollywood Bowl was chosen for the 1977 album The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl."

The Irrepressibles - self love, 2023

"So that's the Irrepressibles: baroque, avant garde, sincere, politically motivated – and with a magical quality that, McDermott believes, makes them accessible. "People love to watch a fairground opener, they love Tim Burton, they are fascinated by the strange things we put to the side as we get older, like music boxes. The Irrepressibles live in that world: we communicate to the child in people."

The National - once upon a poolside, 2023

"Work on a ninth National album was initially stalled while Berninger navigated "a very dark spot where I couldn't come up with lyrics or melodies at all. Even though we'd always been anxious whenever we were working on a record, this was the first time it ever felt like maybe things really had come to an end."

The Golden Filter - drive cover, 2022

"The Golden Filter is an American/Australian electronic music duo from New York City, formed in 2008, now based in London. The band consists of Penelope Trappes and Stephen Hindman."

Club 8 - whatever you want, 2007

"Whatever You Want" is a track from Club 8’s 2007 album, The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming. It’s a quintessential indie pop song, blending dreamy melodies with the duo’s signature melancholic yet catchy vibe. Karolina Komstedt’s soft, breathy vocals float over Johan Angergård’s jangly guitar and subtle electronic touches, creating a wistful, nostalgic atmosphere. The lyrics lean into themes of longing and emotional surrender, fitting the band’s knack for introspective storytelling. Fans on platforms like Last.fm praise its emotional depth and polished production, with some calling it a standout from the album for its infectious hooks."

The Marvelettes - please mister postman, 1961

"In April 1961, the Marvelettes (then known as the Marvels) arranged an audition for Berry Gordy's Tamla label. Marvels' original lead singer Georgia Dobbins needed an original song for their audition and got a blues song from her friend William Garrett, which she then reworked for the group. Dobbins left the group after the audition and was replaced. Gordy renamed the group and hired "Brianbert" – Brian Holland and Robert Bateman's songwriting partnership – to rework the song yet again. Freddie Gorman, himself a Detroit postman and another songwriting partner of Holland (before Holland became part of the Holland–Dozier–Holland team) was also involved in the final reworking."

Bear's Den - hiding bottles live, 2019

“Alcoholism explained as temporary or manageable, which created a strange dichotomy within those homes – two versions of the same family, one fighting to keep everything ‘normal’ and another private version, out of control."

Slowdive - the slab, 2023

"This latest track “the slab” harkens back to early Slowdive, with an oceanic or river-like current to the melody. The song is as layered as it is deep, reminiscent of “Avalyn” and singles from the Just For a Day era like “Catch the Breeze,” as well as a touch of the cacophony of “Souvlaki Space Station.” The vocals from both Rachel Goswell and Neil Halstead here are used as their own sparse accents and instrumentation, drowning themselves within a sea of delay and reverb. Halstead describes “the slab” as “the heaviest on the record,” adding that the band “wanted it to feel very dense.” In this Slowdive succeeds."

Outros olhares: Ferringhi Beach, Penang, Malaysia, 28 de Abril de 2025

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The Beatles - i'm so tired, 1968

"At the very end of the song, what seems to be nonsensical mumbling can be heard in the background. The mumbling, if played backwards can be imagined as something along the lines of "Paul is a dead man. Miss him. Miss him. Miss him." This only adds to the many supposed references to the "Paul is dead" conspiracy theory scattered throughout the White album. Mark Lewisohn has said that the mumbling is actually Lennon muttering, "Monsieur, monsieur, how about another one?"

Fait-divers on grace and soul

"The AA movement itself is not a religion. It doesn’t carry any religious affiliation, but it is a real spirituality. On the occasions that I’ve been to 12 Steps or AA meetings, I felt grace very powerfully present there in that group of addicts. All of them must at least have got to the 1st Step of the 12 Steps. They admitted their problem. They knew what their addiction was, and they confessed it. They could admit it and they could speak about it. And they knew that that addiction was stronger than they were. That split in their soul was too great for them to heal by themselves. They couldn’t get themselves back together by themselves. They were powerless – it’s the word used in the 1st Step. And that is a very spiritual moment. That’s the moment where you realize that you are not in complete control of your life, that you don’t know where you come from and you don’t know where you are going but you know that in some way your very existence, your very being is a gift. And it’s interesting that it should be when we are powerless that we are most likely to experience that and realize that. That is a moment where grace can begin to squeeze in." (Spirituality in a Secular Age, Laurence Freeman OSB)

Slowdive - alife, 2023

"There are trademark washes of guitar noise and echo, and songs that judiciously sculpt Rachel Goswell and Neil Halstead’s quiet voices on the precipice between melancholy and ecstasy."

Justin Hayward - the actor live, 1998

"Late at night, the road outside in Bayswater, quiet for a while, all alone in the world (for a bit), being in love but struggling with relationships."

Beirut - so many plans, 2023

“During my time in Hadsel, I worked hard on the music, lost in a trance and stumbling blindly through my own mental collapse that I had been pushing aside since I was a teenager”

The Motors - airport, 1978

"The Motors' entry in the Encyclopedia of Popular Music notes that "Airport" has become a stock piece of music often accompanying footage of aeroplane or airports. The encyclopedia suggests that the song's popularity did nothing to extend the life of the band, whose membership changed by the end of the year."

Fanfarlo - ghosts, 2009

"I was going through this obsession with lakes, and in particular with artificial lakes. There are some many interesting aspects to the whole idea of constructing a lake. Actually originally I wanted to make a whole album about a reservoir but the only song that made it to the album from that idea is one of the older songs, which is called “Ghosts” and is a ghost story about a reservoir."