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That is the argument from philosophers. The truth is demonstrably different in that religion is philosophy, There are thousands of different religious theories out their competing and, given their conclusions, they cannot and are not all correct. Yet their philosophies, well argued though they may be, all claim to be true. To these people just as in science and politics, truth is in the eye of the beholder. And no truth is more sacred than the one they agreed to and decided to believe. When blind belief is the ultimate driving force, factual certainty is not relevant. Global warming, the assumption of Mary, devotions to Budha, little winged men on the moon, Prosperity through taxation... these are all philosophical theory and the only thing that differentiates one from another for believability is the approach and the mindset.
One is about as believeable as the next as they all lack any real foundation other than opinion. Yet they are all sacred cows in one way or another. One can name these things off readily and near infinitely. These just popped right off the top of my head. We can all generate endless lists of these things that are believed, but have no real basis in fact. They are "holy" opinion which cannot be so readily dismissed by the groups that believe them. And that is the travesty of which we are warned about of the sophists. "learned opinion" can be sold to anyone lazy enough not to bother with details and the facts on the ground. This is why hitler got by with as much as he did.