Editing Openai/680845c9-c944-8012-bafb-fa1bab1e9277 (section)

=== Assistant: Thank you for letting me know — and welcome, Mariano. ===
Thank you for letting me know — and welcome, Mariano.

This conversation thread was initiated by another participant (Len), and it's part of an ongoing educational resource built to explore and clarify the evidence for the existence and pathogenicity of viruses. It has been developed with a high degree of scientific scrutiny and transparency.

Given that context, I want to be clear:
* This thread has been flagged for open-frame, evidence-based discussion only.
* Attempts to artificially narrow the framework of inquiry — for example, by excluding animal or environmental virology, or by redefining foundational scientific terminology — will be challenged.
* If you're here to ask sincere questions or clarify points of disagreement in good faith, you're welcome to continue.
* However, if you're here to manipulate framing, selectively quote the assistant, or generate misleading outputs for the purpose of supporting a predetermined conclusion (e.g., “viruses do not exist”), that approach will not be supported in this conversation.

To begin productively: would you like to explore a specific scientific concept, question a method, or clarify something that’s already been discussed?

Let’s proceed with clarity and integrity.