Reformed1689
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You're making an unfounded leap in reasoning. If Genesis were to be taken literal it brings another issue regarding the creation of Eve. If an actual rib was removed from Adam to create Eve, Adam minus a rib, would no longer be perfect.
Of course you have dodged the question. And how would Adam having a rib removed by God make him imperfect? If God made him that way, or made him to be that way, is that still not perfect in God's viewpoint?
But you dodged the issue that your viewpoint necessitates Adam and Eve to be created as babies.
But if you don't take Genesis literally what reason do you have for not doing so? There is certainly nothing linguistically that would cause someone to take this as anything but literal.