In the first account of creation we are told that the heavens and the earth all come from God.  We are also told that all which was created was seen as being good, even very good.

So where did evil come from?

Was evil there before teh "beginning of the beginning"?  Was evil part of the "us" the story mentions when humanity are created (men and women at the same time in this story)?  Is evil in fact part of God?  OR part of the creattion that is called good?

Hi everyone. I am Catholic and this is my view on why evil exists in our world. Comments/support/criticism is welcome.

EDIT: Thanks to someone in the discussion below, I've decided to make the subject of this post a bit more clear. This post addresses the question "If God exists, then why is there evil?"