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To: zeta1961 who wrote (13588)	10/29/2004 4:46:23 PM
From: former_pgs	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 52153

OT: I also think that those of us who live and work in academic areas have views that don't necessarily match the general electorate..we tend to be more liberal, hang out with like minded people..It was not until I traveled across this country 4 times..hitting every corner, that I realized how different my perspective on social issues was by comparison.. My objection to the stem cell policy is scientific. It is not a matter of social perspective for me. If the President's stem cell decision had been clearly presented as a moral decision, I would accept it. As it stands, it was a moral decision cloaked underneath a very thin layer of largely inapplicable scientific rationale. That is disappointing, to say the least. My feeling is that many who are morally opposed to the idea of taking a life for embryonic stem cell research would change their position if they were fairly educated with respect to the origins of stem cells. I have a sincere doubt that many have even heard of a blastocyt, or the fact that it looks nothing like a human. The "perception" behind embryonic stem cells may certainly have gradations as one moves across the various parts of the country. The scientific basis, however, is insensitive to geography.