The difference between what we know and what we think we know

Over the weekend I had been in D.C. with the discover club, there was a womens rights rally and I thought i'd take advantage of the crowd and ask around about stem cell research. Can you believe how many people were misinformed about it? They did not know that you COULD in fact collect stem cells from an aborted fetus, but at the same time they did not agree with stem cell research. How can you form an opinion about something you know absolutely nothing about?

Maybe that's where the problem lies, people vote no to something they have no real knowledge of. The benefit of stem cell research could be SO great, but how will we ever know if we don't allow scientists to explore the possibilities. Unfortunately, I did not get one person who actually wanted to talk about stem cells because they knew nothing about it, and wanted no knowledge of it. How can you shut your eyes to something that can impact the lives of many?