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A definition of spiritual [for the purpose of this post]: using terms that are fuzzy and not well defined yet.
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Back in 9th grade I was in Speech and Debate class. The attacking side would always get to choose the definitions of a word or phrase. As a member of the attacking side the obvious goal is to twist the meaning of the words to suit your argument. That's exactly what you've done here.
Your logical conclusion that spirtuality is evil is flawed because you defined spirtuality yourself instead of having an agreed upon definition. The word you should use in place of spirituality is
"ignorance", because that is what you described.
According to Wikipedia, Spirituality is defined as:
Spirituality, in a broad sense a concern with matters of the spirit, is a wide term with many available readings. It may include belief in supernatural powers, as in religion, but the emphasis is on personal experience.
Since Wikipedia can be edited by the enitre Internet populace this is a good example of an agreed definition.
Are the codes in religions such as Thou shall not steal or Thou shall not bear false witness the root of all evil?
Is your own personal experience the root of all evil?
To get even more specific: Is the belief in supernatural powers or anything listed in the Wikipedia definiton a direct cause or closely related to the cause of someone raping another person?
My answer is No.