Why do you think mentioning Thomas Kuhn is "ritual" and "cliche" at all? I don't think I've ever heard that name before, and even after searching the text of the article for it I don't understand the issue. You write quite rationally on risk so I know you can explain the context of your statements if you want to, why did you not do so this time?
Steven Colbert covered himself with slime there, and so did a lot of "scientists."