Competition, diffidence, and glory, in Hobbes interpretation make the state of nature a state of war. Hobbes makes a claim that different people want the same things. Therefore, they want to benefit themselves if they can. For example: if a man tries to take something from me for his own benefit...We are technically equal in a Hobbes state of nature. Therefore I have the same chance of beating him for it as he has of beating me for it. Hobbes means by the word competition that everyone has an equal chance of receiving or winning something. In a state of nature with competition and glory people will assume that they will be fought for what they both want. This can represent the idea of diffidence. Hobbes basically says that if you think others
