I disagree with you somewhat Peter. Hobbes makes it very clear in his statement that he believes the fact human beings have these six characteristics is very dangerous. Also during class we pointed out many ways in which we see these aspects in everyday life. For the most part, we saw these as good things however he did not. Going back to what Nick and Perter said, humans are different and have millions of different personalities, but if over half those personalities have some form of bad in them, those are the ones that are going to stand out the most and reflect humans.
Also, one main point I think we are forgetting to look at is Hobbes point that within humans natural instinct they essentially look out for themselves before anyone else and that should be considered a dangerous characteristic; which I believe it can be if not handled correctly.
I do agree with peter that along with these six characteristics comes responsibility and not all human beings are the same. What we do with this responsibility can only be determined by someones personality and that is where the danger comes into part.
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