Quran, if it is misquoted - would that influence your viewpoint?

True, but do you not think it is not the religion which is divisive, but human nature which naturally does not come together? After all, there is little difference in every individual who breathes the same air and in general has the same bodily functions.

But the question is of whether a simple truth, ie if you see a potatoe and someone insists its a tomato, you prove that it is a potato but it is still unbelieved - is this not denial of the truth? Moreover, the Quran itself, if quoted, cannot be incorrect if translated direct from the Arabic script, which has not (not even a single letter) been altered since its writing. This has been protected with great vigour and proof is in the fact that all Arabic copies are consistent with each other all over the world.

So the potatoe is a potatoe which ever way you slice it! Hence, my question, if you get a misquote of the magnitude of my example, would you not get an ill-feeling about the subject in question?

Each religion has a contrary dogma. That is why it causes so much friction especially by radical elements. I can only accept that part of a religion that is common to ALL good faiths. That is why i am spiritual but not religious.

In that case, fellow human, with respect, my example should come as a common truth to you, that misquotes can mislead - and if you say you are spiritual, you must also believe in a Creator and you must have some kind of faith.

You are very correct, and your fundamental stand is what in very simple terms is taught by most faiths over the years, but corrupted by humans. For example, to be spritual you believe in some kind of spritual existence beyond our own and envisage a Creator. Hence, over the Ages many superstituous beleifs abouts the moon, sun and universe. Religion came only as a benefit to mankind to codify the spiritual code of God. And each religion came for a period to reflect the times, but had very similar messages. Messengers carried the messages, sometimes with entirely new law, or reviving old ones.

But whether, you follow Moses, Abraham, Jesus or Muhammad, or buddhist or Hindu, you ultimately believe in God and a message from all the above was the worship of that one God. How you achieve nearness to God and get His approval, is generally codified in religions in their purity.

But man's interference has led to disunity and provacation, when the religion teaches quite the opposite. Moreover, each and everyone of us needs to put God in the forefront of spirituality rather than the religion. This is the only way that humans will be more Godly in their conduct.

I think i agree basically in what you say, although for me god and spirituality are impersonal and the same. There was no creation but only the eternal now.