Originally Posted by mustardseed

Evil is simply the absence of good, just as the darkness is the absence of light, and coldness the absence of heat. You can't say darkness was created, it was simply because the light was not there.

Evil was a choice. God gave Adam and Eve free will to be 'good', but they chose to sin (absence of good). How could you say this person is 'good' if he/she has done nothing to prove it? Let's say we define a person who is not a drug addict as 'good'. But would we say so if that person never even had a chance to see or touch drugs in his life? Or if he was brainwashed/programmed not to take drugs, would we say he's 'good' on his own?

I hope you understand my point. Maybe I'm still unable to put things clearly.