Might be possible!?

Man, from the advent of time, has always attempted to figure out the aspects of his existence and his surroundings i.e. cosmology and cosmogony. To answer the questions, who am I? What is my relationship to my surroundings? Where did I come from? Etc, and in his attempts, over time, have developed theories based on experiences and developed mores and folkways. These theories are the basis of religious practices/doctrine and would vary based on the community. Therefore I contend that man created religion. Some believers of various faiths would tend to disagree (which in most cases I believe could be attributable to the concept of Cognitive Dissonance). However, the bigger question is now, how do we define spirituality? And, is there a relationship between the two? Or is it two separate and distinct concepts? Some believe that spirituality is innate, i.e. wired in the human system. I read somewhere that Dr. Richard Alpert suggests the following on the topic “the spiritual journey is individual, highly personal. It can’t be organized or regulated. It isn’t true that everybody should follow one path. Listen to your own truth” The clear distinction here is “organized of regulation” which religion clearly is, but spirituality suggest something much more personal, vast and not constant. It suggests finding true self and as we all know this can be a life long journey. “Listening to you own truth” (spirituality) can be accomplished via religious practices…whatever you believe that “truth is”. Therefore, I believe that religious practices can be a tool in acquiring spirituality, but you don’t have to be religious to be spiritual.