There is no such demonstration in mystical retribution. To perpetually torment someone for no other reason than for the sake of vengeance, is an act of evil itself. This is not to say that the ideal, of mystical entities and locations representing evil, serves no purpose in society. Such doctrine controls people by capitalizing upon their fears. It provides a level of control constraining the masses from self-serving pursuits, while requiring a minimum of effort from the people who try to keep society relatively safe.
Most religions use altruism as their definition of good .
Performing unselfish deeds, in order to help others, earns one a paradisiacal reward upon death. To be motivated into aiding others due to a promise of the greatest compensation possible for doing so, is actually a self-serving act. There has been considerable debate over the ages about the principle of altruism. Many contend that the only people who can perform an altruistic act are atheists, because they have nothing to gain from it. The result of this form of argument is that Ethical Altruism does not exist, because everyone stands to gain, in some manner, from such actions.