which Virtue is the most DANGEROUS of all: Love, Faith, Hope, Courage or Humility?

Answer 1

Aristotle defined virtue as a mean between extremes. If you have either too much or too little of any characteristic, it becomes a vice, but if you have just the right moderate amount it is a virtue. For example, if you are not generous at all, you are selfish. If you are too generous, you may give to others even what you need to survive, which is self destructive. Somewhere in between is the virtue of generosity.

I don't think that any of the virtues you mentioned is dangerous, as long as a person has those traits in the right measure. Only excess or lack can create a danger.

Answer 2

I'd say either courage or love are most dangerous.
Love is so undefinable and can get a person into real trouble if they undefine it.
Courage might cause a person to act too blindly and put self into peril. Courage has to, therefore go with other virtues like humility and wisdom.

Answer 3

I would ask, "Dangerous to whom?"

To an oppressor, courage stands out as the most dangerous. It gives the oppressed the strength to stand against desparate odds, to resist, to say No. Courage untempered with wisdom leads to rashness, however.

Love is dangerous to the small and mean. Love says that there is more than self. Love will sacrifice self for the object of love. Love of a person, love of country, love of an ideal all can lead to open-heartedness. Likewise, such love untempered by wisdom can lead to obsession, blindness to fault, destruction of self and that which is adored.

Faith seems meek and mild, hardly a threat. And yet, faith in certain books has sent millions to their deaths. Faith when it is insecure in itself tends to push itself onto others. Witness the evangelizing of those whose faith says either believe as we do or perish in flames. Faith untempered by wisdom is theocrasy, rule by fiat.

Hope was said to be the last and cruelest gift in Pandora's box. Hope keeps life going when all reason is gone. Hope also can link with faith and love to inspire courage. Thus hope for something better can topple regiems. Hope untempered with wisdom becomes delusion and leads to the pit.

Humility is a deceptively set virtue. Humility does not put up castles or fortresses. Humility treats others with such kindness that at times it seems that the one who acts such disappears in the giving. Humility shuns the spotlight and thus is not seen by the tyrant. The simplicity and humility of Gandi was the force that threw Britain out of India. Humilty without wisdom tempering it leads to lethargy and sloth. Why do anything when nothing I do makes any difference?

The most dangerous then is not the virtues you have listed, but the wisdom to temper them, to use these tools. Without that all destroy self and society. With them, humans breathe free and live equally.

A Master Mason
American Co-Masonry

Answer 4

All of them are capable of being dangerous if so decided. Love has killed many human lives. Faith has murdered many human spirits. Courage also has ended in death or injury. Humility is based on personal convictions that not all humans agree upon. So the freedoms for what these words stand for, does not always apply to humanity.

Answer 5

If you want to take a look at the ancient Greeks, Aristotle was quite clear that a virtue is a midpoint between two extremes, neither of the extremes is beneficial to the person or the polis or community. Going to any extreme would be very dangerous.

Answer 6

Faith in what? Faith is potentially the most dangerous attribute because faith without wisdom is a vice and not a virtue.

Answer 7

Faith, by far. Faith is like being in a cult. I don't care if you believe in Jesus or Mohammad or Buddha-- to devote your life to someone and follow rules blindly is more dangerous than any of the above. Think of the cults where people follow their leaders to the death, or Komocazi pilots, or even the Islam extremists.

Faith will always be the most dangerous, and the one most people need to keep in check.

Answer 8

This all not dangerous , deep understanding and mobilization /balance is important, its more or less
depends its dangerous or secure ism. There is a idiom
precious whatever if its excess or less usage will harmful. This is nature theory. She need to be balance of all in order, this chase in good manner can keep healthy, if not she didn't care will give hints, its accept , admit , and overcome for take correct solution with good things with. We have nominated here to serve her, and to love and protect her All of us made with accord this system. Hence her grace to understand and serve her better will get in all good manner and in open attitude . Not go for more argument with , obey and follow her that is love and courage, or not any muscle or ego manic personal feelings bounded by yourselves or the society giving wrong concepts. Its real awareness of yourselves respecters and its keep for take the responsibility of your own and strong and give a strong hand to .......where it needs... if u hand not strong , dint dist rub let to the nature, she will give the hand...... how good logic.....

Answer 9

Courage

Answer 10

Firstly, I do not consider love as being a virtue, but a drug...Secondly, from this list I would choose hope..Because hope without ambition and work doesn't lead anywhere...