Well I did not say let humanity progress. What if we are sentient tools for a greater purpose, for a greater universe? Someone has to clean sewers or toilets right? Someone must do the dirty work. Now let us look at what goes to heaven and hell. Heaven gets compliant weak willed fearful selfless souls. Those that obey easily. Hell gets the defiant independent warped strong willed selfish souls , those that break rules.
The biggest punishment of hell is the separation from god. Modern texts introduced hellfire, ancient writing did not have that.
It almost sounds like a corporation trying to manage its employees–trying to figure out who gets places where, to what job, performing what function, networked with which team–all for some grand purpose that not even some employees may be aware of.
No doubt, there’s a reason for this, a reason why the obedient go to Heaven and the disobidient to Hell. This was the stuff that was preached to the people in the dark ages. It was the clergy phrasing and interpreting the Bible to the people in such a way as to get compliant and obedient citizens.
Anyway, the Jewish/Christian god is separating souls, sifting if you will. Look at Satan. God gave Satan a realm to rule. Would you give someone a realm to rule if you could not trust their integrity?
God put Satan in charge of hell… why would hellfire for souls need a leader??? You stick souls in a realm just to discard them you would not need a leader.
What about the passages I gave to James?
Purpose should be questioned, personalities should be reviewed, reason should be used.
A punishment or a job? What is heaven going to be like with those types of souls in it? What would hell be like with its types?
Boring and dangerous? 
Is heaven a real reward or just a safe place for certain types? It might be a reward for souls that just naturally follow the rules.
When you begin to look beyond words, start understanding that it is highly improbable that we are the only sentient species in the mass of universes and dimensions, realize that we and our sciences are infants in time yet can give us possible clues to what may be, then the texts of religion open up ideas.
Yes, like interpretations no one’s ever thought of… like Scientology!!! 
Look at the simple science of : Energy does not cease , it changes. Does electricity just cease? Think beyond and dissect what is known, examine and question. God evil or just working at a job? In almost every profession there are dirty aspects that are necessary. In life there must be pain for life to come forth. ← Yes, for it to be worth it. You live and your house gets dirty. Etc etc etc.
I don’t believe in the religions, I could not follow them, I do know that the probability of a being that is greatly more evolved then us is damn good. ← Yes, I agree. In fact, I suspect that any animal more intelligent than us would hide from us (making us seem to ourselves like the most intelligent animal on the planet). And there is a possibility that since we are sentient it could have a vested interest in us as tools or progeny. I just won’t follow orders unless you look me in the eye. ← That’s pretty sensitive information, Kris. You sure you want to share it on a public forum?
. It took me a few days to digest your comments. Let me repeat what I said about your earlier post … “What extraordinary insight!”