2007-08-18 12:13:33 · 23 answers · asked by Pete Sweet 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No. If I remember my biology we have 12 thoracic vertebrae which means we have 12 pairs of ribs and one pair of floater ribs, that is, the last pair are not attached to the rib cage properly.
2007-08-18 12:22:46 · answer #1 · answered by purplepeace59 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
During the Victorian period there was flourishing trade in faked male/female skeletons where the females had one extra rib than the men.
Solely because of the Bible.
This is not reflected in reality. So the answer is NO.
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2007-08-18 20:21:34 · answer #2 · answered by Rai A 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. There are usually 12 pairs of ribs in both sexes.
2007-08-18 19:50:54 · answer #3 · answered by Beng T 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Men and women both have the same number of ribs. This make sense biologically and still fits the Bible. Imagine this. A man and a woman decided to marry. The man then loses and arm. It is cut off by a scathing comment in yahoo answers. He and his wife decide to have a child. The child is born. Will it have one arm or two? The answer of course is two. Why? Because we are genetically encoded to have two arms. A code God wrote by the way. So when Adam's rib was removed he had one less rib. His sons however had a full complement of ribs since they were genetically encoded to.
2007-08-18 19:24:12 · answer #4 · answered by Bible warrior 5 · 7⤊ 4⤋
No No No, men and women have the same number of ribs, this is not a matter for debate, although I have heard it stated as fact by some Christians.
2007-08-18 19:30:56 · answer #5 · answered by hog b 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Reading BengT web site. Usually there are 12 ribs but sometimes more & sometimes less.
2007-08-18 20:31:06 · answer #6 · answered by t a m i l 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
somebody told me that once but the answer is no.
Even if God did take a rib out of Adam without healing the missing rib, Adam's children and their children should have the original number of ribs as God intended.
2007-08-18 19:25:44 · answer #7 · answered by NYBHC 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
People actually still believe that?
men and women have the exact same skeletal structure and number of bones. the only difference is the shape and size of some of the female bones
2007-08-18 21:30:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just cause Adam lost a rip doesn't mean every man now born will have one less rib.
If you lost your arm, would your child be born without an arm?....NO
2007-08-18 19:29:33 · answer #9 · answered by the shiz 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a man did, but he started with a full set.
2007-08-18 22:37:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋