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EngineOfCreation's avatar

That coordinates link doesn't work.

Tiger Lava Lamp's avatar

The text is correct. For some reason, the link takes you to a google maps search of the URL. If you just copy https://plus.codes/8FQQQXR4+53, it takes you to the right spot.

Jared Peterson's avatar

Could have sworn I saw you on a flight to Boston...

Taleuntum's avatar

If you are actually going to Medjugorje as some commenters speculated, please note if and when you are given healing/holy water on the organised tours. (Just in case)

Deiseach's avatar

Medjugorje does seem to be rather more distant from Zagreb than is convenient for a quick jaunt, but then I'm accustomed to Irish distances. For an American, 500+ km may just be a side trip 😁

Taleuntum's avatar

Yeah, looking at the map, it's farther than I thought. Maybe he also visits big cities in the region on a longer vacation? Going from California to Medjugorje alone would be pretty inefficient.

onodera's avatar

Dubrovnik is the closest airport to Medjugorje, but there are no SFO-DBV direct flights, so Scott would be forced to stop somewhere along the way anyway. Why not take the scenic route to Medjugorje if your trip has to be long and complex anyway? The Balkans are beautiful; I would drive along the coast one way and through BiH the other.

machine_spirit's avatar

If Scott want a true Balkan experience he should get in touch with Nicollo Soldo / Fisted by Foucault (https://niccolo.substack.com/), a notorious RW personality who lives in Split which is on the way to Medjugorje. He also knows people from Medjugorje who can host Scott and give him all the local info he needs.

Scott Alexander's avatar

Why, what's the significance of holy water?

Taleuntum's avatar

It's just a possible way for them to get psychoactive drugs into your body. If you do end up seeing something, it would be useful to know whether that was possible.

I think there's some chance this was the explanation for the sun miracle seen by my grandmother's group. Here's my more detailed comment on it:

https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/the-fatima-sun-miracle-much-more/comment/163155529?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=fci61

Deiseach's avatar

Okay, now you have me interested. Drugged holy water is some Borgia-level stuff, and the way the fighting between the bishop(s) and the supporters of the visionaries has been going on, I honestly would not be surprised.

But if anyone can collect a sample and get it tested, that would be useful?

Though to be fair, pilgrimages do tend to hand out holy water by the new time - try going to Knock, or Lourdes, without somehow acquiring gallons of it!

Octavo's avatar

Just to clarify, Medjugorje is a claimed site of Marian apparitions, but it hasn’t been officially recognized by the Catholic Church. There have also been longstanding concerns and debates about the financial aspects surrounding the site and those involved.

Dušan's avatar

Drop by Belgrade, we'd love to have you here too :)

Tyrone Slothrop's avatar

Have a small piva for me.

Oops singular is pivo.

onodera's avatar

He *is* going to stare at the sun! Scott, don't blind yourself just because you got nerdsniped by Fatima, please.

Deiseach's avatar

Theme song for the apparition discussions - U2, Staring At The Sun, 1997:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HxUKsZR4MA

I'm not the only one

Starin' at the sun

Afraid of what you'd find

If you took a look inside

Not just deaf and dumb

Staring at the sun

Not the only one

Who's happy to go blind

Ebrima Lelisa's avatar

Zagreb moment 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Harold Godsoe's avatar

Nice looking bar :)

Daniel M. Bensen's avatar

Wow! How about a side-jaunt to Bulgaria? Sofia is beautiful this time of year.

Cumulative Balkanization's avatar

I'm interested in going. I was shocked out of my mind to find out that an ACX meetup will take place 5 minutes from where I live. I've never been to one of these, can someone quickly explain what sort of stuff people do there?

javiero's avatar

Somebody posted a fictionalized account of an ACX meeting (assembled from real stories and reports from participants, I understand) in a previous thread:

https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/meetups-everywhere-spring-2026-times/comment/236424137

Garreth Miley's avatar

I've still to go to my first ACX meeting and yet this is exactly the way I remember it.

Timothy M.'s avatar

Mostly just talk to each other.

Ebrima Lelisa's avatar

You will literally stand around in circles and talk. If it's a smaller meetup or Scott is there, you will sit around at a table and Scott will talk and lead a discussion. Good times

dominicq's avatar

Hi, I'm the organizer for this meetup. We had to update the venue because so many people signing up. The new venue:

Location: Importanne Galleria (Galleria Business Center), 1st Floor (Microblink), Trg Drage Iblera 10, Zagreb

Time: 8 pm local time (6 pm GMT)

Coordinates: https://plus.codes/8FQQRX7P+62

Full info on LessWrong: https://www.lesswrong.com/events/Dhr2BJamf6kgYM2ma/zagreb-croatia-acx-spring-schelling-2026

See you there!

Thomas Frank's avatar

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