What is harder to find a person with moral courage or a person with physical courage?

Answer 1

Probably moral, even if they exist at the same numbers as the physical - physical is easily seen, but moral isn't - we can think someone is moral and they're not (or they abide by a different moral code than us) or the quite one doesn't advertise their morality.

Physical is easily seen and measured - how fast did he run, climb, etc.?

Answer 2

It depends on where you are really. In general however, lots of guys have "physical courage". As you call it.

I assume you mean brave enough to put their bodies in physical danger.

Where as Moral courage, which is essentially putting what people think of you and your safety from discrimination in danger. Although the truth is, most things that will be considered morally courageous will put your whole being into danger.

People who speak freely, think freely and act upon these two things legally, are often targets. There is a long history of governments (America not excluded) executing these people, assassinating these people and even torturing these people.

In my own experience I have found that people who are physically brave are seen more often. Physical courage has a habit of being boastful.

Morally courageous people are rarely considered as such, usually just "stupid" "ignorant" "misguided" and a whole host of other insulting terms.

So anyway, considering that there is a sort of taboo around the world preventing moral courage, and that it does not offer the same abundance of awards or praise, I would have to agree with the above that Moral courage is harder to find.

Answer 3

It would help a bit if you could define those 2 things, or at least the difference. I see courage as courage. Moral or physical depends upon the situation in which courage is needed.

Courage is not being unafraid, it's being afraid and doing the right thing anyway, or at least doing what you have to do. It's harder to demonstrate physical courage, because it often entails physical harm. And it's easier to avoid moral courage, because it usually comes down to expediency versus sacrifice. Given the tendency for self rightiousness, and the instinct of self preservation, you will probably find more "morally courageous" people (in their words). But making a sacrifice just to be right is not moral courage.

The truth is that physical courage is based upon moral courage. You stand up physically for things that you stand for morally. (ie: Ghandi, or M.L. King.)

Answer 4

It varies where you are and what environment you're in. Moral courage, for example, can be found more often at debates and seminars than physical courage. Physical courage can be found more often during war and individual fights. Physical courage can also be a result of moral courage - such as physically fighting for what you think is right. Although this is pretty rare, moral courage can be caused by physical courage. For example, you're fighting a war and you have physical courage. You're commanded by your immoral officer to kill a family. You develop a moral character. Thus, since you originally had physical courage, and for that reason your commanding officer trusted you, you later gained moral courage.

It all depends on your specific scenario. Hope that helped!

Answer 5

It is harder to find a person with moral values by physical courage.

Answer 6

I have been pleasantly surprised to come across a number of morally courageous people in my life. Physical courage depends on an opportunity being available eg saving a kid on the road from being run over, and that opportunity does not occur for most of us. In saying that I believe many of us would rise to the challenge of physical courage, if presented with the chance.

Answer 7

Moral courage, because moral courage is seldom recognized and almost never popularly acclaimed. When a person shows moral courage, speaks his/her conviction, the general reaction is that the person is annoyingly wrong, argument prone, egotistical, etc, and the speakeer receives no hearing. When a person puts himself/herself on the line for conviction, risks a job, stands up to a powerful person, even the very closest loved ones will plead that he cease at once, for this is "impractical", "tilting at windmills", "will get you in a lot of trouble", or "plain crazy". Calling courage something else allows people to avoid facing their own cowardice. People can and do withhold recognition and respect for the truly courageous, those with moral conviction. This point is not missed by most of us, who learn that our bread and butter depend on going along. For we live in a society of people who are terrified of anything but what is "normal", and, in this morally namby-pamby society, moral courage is extremely rare.

Answer 8

A person with moral courage because you can rarely find a person when to fight and when doesnt need to.

Answer 9

Moral courage. There's more at risk when you stand for something. Who said, "all it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing"? well, they were right.

Answer 10

Moral courage

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." Martin Luther King, Jr.