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Morning Rolled Oats 

Global Warming

From: Robert Karl Skoglund
Length: 00:00:58

When it comes to formulating an opinion on global warming, would you be more inclined to believe an MIT professor who has studied climate change or a member of the Flat Earth Society? Read the full description.
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Piece Description

 When it comes to formulating an opinion on global warming, would you be more inclined to believe an MIT professor who has studied climate change or a member of the Flat Earth Society?

Transcript

Have you ever noticed that a lot of times you can’t understand why people say the things they do? But, then you hear a little more which explains everything. You might have wondered why that representative from Georgia stood up in the House of Representatives and said that man-made global warming is a “hoax.” But, then you learn that the month before he proposed legislation proclaiming 2010 "The Year Of The Bible.” When it comes to formulating an opinion on global warming, would you be more inclined to believe an MIT professor who has studied climate change or a member of the Flat Earth Society?
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Intro and Outro

INTRO:

Have you ever noticed that a lot of times you can’t understand why people say the things they do?

OUTRO:

When it comes to formulating an opinion on global warming, would you be more inclined to believe an MIT professor who has studied climate change or a member of the Flat Earth Society?