<stems are really thin and they just lay over and some look like their just drying up an dying.>

Sounds like damp-off. Or maybe too little supplemental light.
http://www.gardenweb.com/gardenweb/query/damp-off

need more light. Are they under a light a few inches away?

I agree that it does sound like damping off disease symptoms. It's entirely preventable but can be difficult to put the pieces of the puzzle together

Not much you can do to seedlings that are already affected with damping off, but if this is in pots, you need to start with sterile soil. The situation is made worse with overly-moist conditions. The soil you're using is, at least now, infected with the fungi, and if you do it like this again next year, exactly the same thing will happen.

To avoid damping off I would water flats from the bottom, this would serve the roots while helping keep the top of the soil from getting too damp.

Thanks, I use scotts seed starting mix and a 4 foot workshop light that I keep about 2 inches above the plants, Replanted some seeds they all came up, I used the same soil that was in the pots but maybe I should have thrown it out and used fresh?

Damping off is from a fungus. I'm surprised that fungus was in a quality seed starting mix, which should have been be sterilized, but it may have been introduced on the seeds themselves. But it's in that soil now. I guess the best you can do now is just keep the bed barely moist -- not wet, ideally with the top dry, and cross your fingers.

I should add that it IS possible to disinfect seeds without killing them. I haven't done it myself, but I hear that immersing them in a few percent sodium hypochlorite (10% solution of laundry bleach) for a few minutes, followed by rinse in water, will do the trick. Does anyone have any experience in doing this?

Damping off symptoms can be caused by any number of very common and ubiquitous fungal diseases. I'm a firm believer that the symptoms can be avoided. I've never had a problem with damping off....not in my greenhouses as a professional nor in my garage as a hobbyist. (Knock on wood)

Careful attention to pre-season sanitation practices is very important. I spend a little time sanitizing my germination flats, the shelving, my tools, everything in the vicinity of my germination area.

I germinate the seeds over heat, but grow on in pretty chilly conditions. I try to strike a balance between temperature, relative humidity, soil moisture, and light. I operate a small fan at all times. I have, however, never watered anything from below in my life.

Here's a pretty good Fact Sheet about damping off

Well the plants still aren't doing anything and the ones that didn't die still look healthy except for the fact that there laying over and not standing straight up, I'm going to have to learn how to add pictures as I know that helps.

Jimmy, another factor that will contribute to weakened stems is temperatures that are too high. It suggested that seed germination take place over bottom heat but the growing on be done in much cooler temperatures.

Fertilization needs to begin shortly after germination, but must be at conservative rates.

When grown under plenty of light and cool temps, the stems will be sturdy and stocky.

<The fungus spores are in the air all around us, not the seed starting mix. >

agree with this 100%. I have found that a sprinkle of cinnamon will prevent any fungus growth/damping off. It works wonders as a natural fungicide. It has also been found to help stimulate root growth.

It is Miracle Grow mix I should have said that in the beginning even though it is own by Scotts, The temperatures are around 65-70 degrees with a light above them, I did start my seeds this year in my basement where my coal stove is, The temperature is probably around 80-90 degrees which helped the seeds germinate quickly then moved to a cool room in the house.

Makes a difference as the soil-based mixes are much more prone to disease issues.

Could the change from the heat in the basement to a cooler room cause this? I'm going to try to get a picture up later today.