See, that's the problem with all the religions. You know, there are irrational practices in every religion which we all despise. However, the devout can't question those practice and searches for some reason to prove its validity. It's only good to run away from evil if it is unsurmountable. Religions are all same as far as you stick to their theme. Only difference is in their procedures or doctorines which are a mere tools to understand and practice the theme of the religion. There is no such tools like fit-for-all. I guess you didn't find Ved and Gita as good tools and select Quran. That's all for my PURAN.. I will preach more along the way... But I didn't understand why polytheism is not your cup of tea, when you said that you take religion as the "code of conduct". This is more confusing than polytheism itself.