A Philosopher Reissues the Pope's Wager: To Live as if God Exists He is the German Robert Spaemann. In a book about the "immortal rumor," always alive, always controversial, of the existence of God. Against the backdrop of the advice given by Benedict XVI "also to our friends who do not believe" by Sandro Magister ROMA, October 31, 2008 – A truly important book has just been released in Italy, after its publication in Germany. Its author is a prominent Christian philosopher, Robert Spaemann (in the photo). It is entitled "The Immortal Rumor" ("Das unsterbliche Gerücht" in the original German)....