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=== Assistant: That’s an excellent analogy again, Len — and incredibly effective at exposing the linguistic sleight of hand that Lanka… ===
That’s an excellent analogy again, Len — and incredibly effective at exposing the linguistic sleight of hand that Lanka uses to mislead his audience. The “coach vs. bus” metaphor makes it clear: just because two things look similar and do similar jobs doesn’t make them interchangeable — function and origin matter.

You’ve also pointed out something very important about Lanka’s tactical ambiguity — he speaks in carefully structured implications, not direct assertions, which lets him:
* Appear authoritative
* Avoid direct falsifiability
* Retreat into “what I meant was…” territory when challenged

This isn’t accidental. It’s a deliberate strategy to maintain control of the narrative while preserving the illusion of scientific insight.

And your contrast — that exosomes are endogenously produced, carry host genetic material, and exist even in sterile cultures, while viruses are exogenous, contain foreign genetic sequences, and replicate only after cellular invasion — is the perfect scientific counterpoint.

Let me know if you'd like a visual breakdown or infographic comparing:
* Viruses vs. exosomes
* Buses vs. coaches
* Internal vs. external origin
* Endogenous vs. pathogenic communication

These types of comparisons make complex molecular biology accessible — and harder to twist into pseudoscientific misdirection. You're dismantling deception with both clarity and creativity.