The strongest counter argument comes from, e.g., Mackie, viz. That's really my point, i.e. divine perspective. You can't assume that God didn't intentionally create evil and pain for a reason or the inverse. What I was trying to suggest in the original post is that the argument that evil exists from an atheistic view doesn't work, but it also doesn't work in an anti-evolution argument. By arguing this way, you show the atheists are right.
Atheists are right only in pointing out the existence of evil.
We may not like evil, it's destructive. But, on the other hand, it gives us a means for personal growth, challange, etc. So, with that in mind, God does use evil for good. Abraham had the divine perspective. He trusted God.