Who wrote the bible?  Well think about it.  What book has been interpreted in different ways by people, who've then fought over who's interpretation is correct?  Which book has caused more people to die in it's name than any other?   Which book has for so long been used as a shield of oppressive, unjust people?   Which book is the word of Satan himself?

Yes, the bible was written by the devil.

It makes sense.  God wants all the people on the earth to live in peace and harmony, and to treat each other with love and compassion.  Are we really supposed to believe that he wanted people to segregate themselves into groups that fight each other?   Did he really inspire four saints to write the Gospels so that in the future, people would use different words in one to mean something contradictory to another?

Think about all the great scientists who were killed for heresy in the middle ages, people who said the earth was round, and rotated around the sun.  They all died early. What if they'd lived longer, and with their help, the human race would have advanced even further?

Is god really trying to hold back his favored people?

I seriously doubt so.