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RE: The equation of understanding
Can somebody blame the "5" for being the result of a "3+2=" equation?
No, but we often misinterpret the 8 for a 3, while we think that we are correct in that 3+2=5
Others that see "3" for an "8", can say to us "Hey! you are wrong! 3+2=10" and this makes no sense to us.
In other words the problem is in what we perceive to be a "3" or a "2" and we can see this in all "religion" debates. Everyone is right in their conclusion about what God is or isn't, because everyone calculates different numbers.
Our "3" in the context above, is our data. Our data, is our knowledge (right or wrong), personal experiences, etc etc.
The "2" is our intellectual tools that we have to process these data.
We all have our 3's and 2's and subjectively they always make sense - otherwise we wouldn't be using them as data, or as tools to process our data. Objectively, they will not always make sense, because others will have their own 3's and 2's (different values).
If A+B = C, then obviously the A of the christian and the A of the muslim will be different in value, because for each one, their data set about what god is, has different properties.
Obviously I cannot "blame" the muslim for being a muslim or the christian for being a christian. If you are raised in a certain way, given certain data about "god", develop or acquire certain intellectual tools, you'll end up with a certain belief system. Naturally, the disagreements and conflicts arising from each belief system are predictable, given how each one grew up. And, as you say, people will think that they are right, based on their own equations on their different data/numbers.