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Interestingly, the conversation also placed these modern existential issues within a broader historical context. Since the dawn of recorded human history, societies have acknowledged the existence of forces beyond physical comprehension—forces that are spiritual or supernatural in nature. The speaker contended that the nihilistic shift post-World War II, particularly following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, has led contemporary society to a secular view that dismisses the spiritual battle that has underpinned human existence throughout history.