Anecdotal Evidence

[John V]

Scientific evidence is nice, but it has limits which make anecdotal evidence necessary in many circumstances.

All those circumstances start with the exclamation "Shit, we've got nothing". That should tell you something about the veracity of the stuff you hold dear.

You're projecting. Reasonable people can review the evidence regarding the gettysburg address and come to a conclusion regarding it. It seems to scare you that people can do so without a scientist telling them what to think about it.