Why are humans born with ten toes?

Answer 1

Penta-dactyl evolution.

This goes back to the change from fins to limbs. The lobe-finned fish gave rise to the tetrapods. The distal end of the fin correlates with the hand/foot. There were radial bones in the fin tip that map directly to the phalangeal bones in fingers & toes.
http://www.devoniantimes.org/opportunity/tetrapodsAnswer.html
http://www.devoniantimes.org/opportunity/opportunity.html

'Tiktaalik' is the fossil that links the lobefin to the tetrapod- video. Fingers came before the fish left the water!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/03/4/quicktime/l_034_03.html
Acanthostega, the fish with hands
http://www.devoniantimes.org/Order/new-order.html

Answer 2

guess its just an evolutionary thing. Many species have 4 or five toes on each foot or paw(or whatever) so maybe it's just the best number to be able to survive and evolve, like many species have two eyes. I don't see how the amount of toes would help but..

Answer 3

We're actually rather primitive mammals and five digits per foot is the primitive state for mammals. Even walking with the foot flat on the ground (as opposed to on the toes or hooves) is the primitive state.

Answer 4

For the same reason they are born with ten fingers -- to keep things in check

Answer 5

For balance. If we didn't have our toes the way they are we couldn't walk right.

Answer 6

because gods # is 5
so he put 5 things on each body part
like 5 sences
5 toes on each foot
5 fingers on each hand
5 moving parts on ur body (2 arms, 2 legs, a head equals 5)
so yea thats wat im guessing
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Answer 7

So they can count to 20.

Answer 8

balance and mobility prolly...