if somebody were to cut my finger and use it to take my cash from an ATM
Yes.
palpate the vein with the tip of your index finger
Its the only finger that has a vein running to your heart to your finger
Finger next to the middle finger Because it was believed that the vein from that finger ran directly to the heart.
No
because it's the only finger with a vein connecting directly to the heart!
During Roman times they thought that a vein ran from the heart to the 4th finger of the right hand. They called it the 'vein of love' and they thought that a ring on that finger would be an appropriate symbol of the eternal love of marriage. However, even after it was scientifically proven that there is no "vein of love" between the heart and ring finger the tradition continued. Today, you & your significant other could use any finger you wanted, but most people will go with tradition and use the fourth finger of the right hand.
Because there is a vein that runs from that finger directly to your heart
yes there is. It's completely normal.
It goes on the fourth finger of your left hand. Before medical science explored the circulatory system, it was believed that a vein ran from this finger directly to the heart - this vein is named vena amoris, Latin for 'the vein of love.'
The left hand finger to the right of your pinkie. The left hand is also used for cultures that believe in the vena amoris or "vein of love" that is believed to be found in the left ring finger. This is why when we get married we put our wedding ring on our "vein of love". Good Luck!
It was due to a false traditional belief that the Vena Amoris (literally "love vein") ran directly from that finger to the heart. In fact, every finger in one's hand has a similar vein structure, thusly every finger has veins that go to the heart. Simply put, tradition is the only reason it still sticks.