The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright (Proverbs 29:27).

I'm allergic to absolutism.  Its overtones of ignorance and arrogance irritate me, so I tend to criticize anyone who expresses any kind of tendencies towards absolutism.  Black-and-white moralistic statements, flat-out denouncements of another's point of view, and declarations of idealistic exclusivity... this is territory where I try not to tread, as much as possible.  I'm not completely relativistic in my thinking.  I actually believe strongly in absolute truth -- just not absolutist rhetoric.  Instead, I like to consider the subtle nuances of situations.  I like to touch my fingertips together in front of me and say, "Hmm, that's a tricky distinction," or stroke my beard thoughtfully and say, "Well, could it be more complicated that what you're making it out to be?"  To a certain extent, I can stand behind these tendencies -- because it is genuinely true that people can tend to overstate their perspective and globalize a particular point of view to an extent that's not healthy... But at the same time, I recognize that my marked preference for seeing the world in shades of gray (as opposed to black-and-white) has some flaws.

Some things just are black-and-white.  Good and evil are real, and they really are diametrically-opposed.  Like darkness and light.  God and Satan.  Where one exists, the other cannot.  1 John 1:5 says, "This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you:  God is light; in him there is no darkness."  In similar fashion, "The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright."  They really can't stand each other.  Sometimes there's just not as much gray area as I like to make it out to be.  I'm challenged and convicted by thie realization.

There is one solace for me in my tendency towards subtle nuances, as I look at Proverbs 29:17.  Do you notice how righteous indignation is strategically targeted against dishonesty, while the indignation of the wicked is more generally applied to all who are upright?  Do you catch the distinction?  Righteous people are the nuanced ones -- who can differentiate a particular set of behaviors (i.e. dishonesty) from a person's general sense of being.  However, wicked people are far more global, simply hating on the upright (which is, at least according to my understanding, a much broader field of people than the dishonest).  Hmm... that's a tricky distinction, isn't it? :-)

The real nuance, I guess, is being able to tell when to be absolute and when to be nuanced.  It's a tricky distinction, indeed, but nevertheless a worthy one.