It's not the word 'faith', but the concept of certainty without regard for evidence that is most problematic. The less certainty and the more subject to evidence, the better.
Usually faith in one's spouse means that you don't get unduly jealous. That is a good thing. But if you have complete faith that your spouse is faithful, they could cheat on you without worry. You would feel great, but it wouldn't be true.
Usually faith that the world will find peace is more of a hope than faith. If you have absolute faith that it will happen, what is the impetus to make it happen?
If you have absolute faith that someone will pay you back, it will never be the time to collect.
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Within certain contexts faith is a great thing - applied or used inappropriately it can be potentially very bad.
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But I'd add that the context is that the faithier the faith, the more inappropriate it is. The stronger the "Believing" and the more drastic the "despite" as per the wiki definition, the more dangerous the faith.