Thumb, finger or not?

[Perfection]

Some people say the thimb is a finger, other people say the thumb is not a finger.

What is your take on the fingerhood of the thumb?

 

[Red Door]

It's not a finger.

 

[GenMarshall]

I concur, its not a finger. Its a freeking THUMB!!

 

[Sidhe]

No, a thumb is a thumb, thus four fingers and a thumb

 

[warpus]

Erm.

From wiki:

The finger is any of the digits of the hand in humans and other species such as the great apes.

The fingers' names in English are shown below, from the most radial to the most ulnar:

1. thumb
2. index finger, pointer finger, or forefinger
3. middle finger, long finger
4. ring finger
5. little finger or pinky

In Polish we also consider toes to be fingers.

 

[Gilder]

It's like a finger.

 

[Perfection]

I think it's a finger, just one that got crazified by evolution!

 

[Sidhe]

I think it's a finger, just one that got crazified by evolution!

I think it's opposaballity(not a word) Puts it in the thumb not finger category. We'll have to agree to differ, personally I think this sort of thing is beyond the pale, if mankind cannot agree to thumb or finger, then what hope humanity!

 

[Masquerouge]

The thumb is a finger, it just needs more privacy, that's all.

 

[JohnRM]

I am going with 'Yes', it is a finger.

 

[CoolioVonHoolio]

This is probably the most heated debate on the forum!

But just so this post aint spam. No it is not a finger.. but.. it must be considering Lil' John says to snap yo fanga's, and you cant snap no fanga's without yo thumb.

 

[Perfection]

I think it's opposaballity(not a word) Puts it in the thumb not finger category. We'll have to agree to differ, personally I think this sort of thing is beyond the pale, if mankind cannot agree to thumb or finger, then what hope humanity!

I figure if TLC can call birds "dinosuars", then I can call thumbs "fingers"!

 

[Gogf]

Other: the thumb constitutes a "dwarf finger."

 

[Bill3000]

I figure if TLC can call birds "dinosuars", then I can call thumbs "fingers"!

Birds are classified as dinosaurs in taxonomy.

 

[Perfection]

Other: the thumb constitutes a "dwarf finger."

Birds are classified as dinosaurs in taxonomy.

And therefore thumbs should be classified as fingers!

 

[Irish Caesar]

It's a finger, but not the finger.

 

[Atlas14]

Of course it is a friggin finger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just because it points a different direction and has different functions does not mean it is inherently different than its four other buddies.

 

[Sidhe]

And therefore thumbs should be classified as fingers!

Not in my bible ya heathen. A thumb is a thumb a finger a finger, thumbing a ride and fingering a ride would get different results

 

[Bill3000]

Not in my bible ya heathen. A thumb is a thumb a finger a finger, thumbing a ride and fingering a ride would get different results

The fingers is the set of digits on a hand. A thumb is a digit. Thus, a thumb is a member of the set of fingers.

 

[Tycoon101]

Thumbs are fingers, but is they are the Supermen of fingers.