Exactly! The story of the four blind men experiencing the elephant is an excellent parable of man's relationship with the Divine. One blind man touches the elephant's trunk, and decides it's a type of snake. Another touches the leg and thinks it's like a tree, etc. Religion is a filter allowing humans to use their finite perceptions to experience the infinite.
I don't consider myself a Christian anymore, even though I believe Jesus was exactly who he said he was, and I tend to follow the spirit of his teachings closer than a lot of Christians.
There is an important reason why the Celts in British Isles were so rapidly converted to Christianity. They did not see a conflict, and Christianity shared many of their former religious beliefs. Over the years, may of the ancient Celtic beliefs were also adopted by Christianity.