While it is true that Christ arrived 2004+ years ago, and that Moses appeared long before that, the Judeo-Christian faith is far from being irrelevant in modern times. Yahweh is not a God of the dead, but of the living. And Jesus is still alive and living with us today, making him as relevant as he ever was. The only reason why we haven't gotten any new religious material (such as new miraculous events, signs and wonders from God, new stories about Jesus or the apostles) is because it is an unnecessary repitition of earlier events. Signs are made for the purpose of giving direction. The bible gives enough moral and spiritual direction for a person's entire lifetime, if read carefully enough. There are few other accounts of Jesus because of the following passage: "Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book; but these[gospels] are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name(John 20:30-31)."
"Jesus lived 2000 years ago. I don't see why you still worship him."
I believe Jesus is still alive today, still kicking. That's why people are still Christians in this era, in this day and age. That's the whole reason. If we didn't believe Jesus was here now, today, in 2004, there'd be no point to it. We could just say, "Well that happened 2004 years ago" and forget it. But no. I believe, Christians believe, that Jesus is still alive and kicking.
"Only the myths change, and history shows that in every time and country, regardless of their myths, they had their Rise and Fall."
Odd that you say this while simultaneously arguing that `there's no sign that Christianity will ever be completely eradicated.' And plus, your own religion, atheism, is predicated in this, as you are not inseparable from history. My God existed before all religions, and will outsurvive all religion, and the earth itself. When Christ physically reigns on the earth, there will be no need of religion, because we'll have Christ. We'll live forever with him. Physical reality and everything in it fluctuates, but my God is the same yesterday and today and forever. God is stable while everything else changes. Other gods are hollow things, like porcelain dolls, that break and shatter if you move them. My God is above them all. Jesus said, "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away(Matthew 24:35)."
"To me, the lingering doubts resulting from the parts of Christianity that don't make sense, or are hopelessly obsolete, would be mentally destructive."
The bible is not obsolete, for one thing. Jesus and God are for the living, not the dead (the dead are made alive in Christ). Jesus came a thousand years ago or so, but that doesn't mean he's outdated. The message he gave back then is no different than what he wants us to do today. Love God, love other people. And you don't know for a fact that it's mentally damaging. When something doesn't make sense, you study it until it does. Bible study never ends. If you want the heavy stuff, you have to research deeper into Hebrew and study the Septuagint and other ancient texts, but by doing so, things become less confusing.
"The past is an interesting hobby, but living there denies the promise and potential of tomorrow. Concentrating on events 2000 years ago would qualify..."
You think I'm living in the past because I believe in a man who lived 2000 years ago. It's not true. I'm not living in the past. God is the god of Y2K, the 90's, the 80's, the 70's, God is the God of today. He is the God of the living and the dead. He's the God of the past, present and future. And since I believe Jesus is still alive, Jesus is lord of 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, ad infinitum. And I'm all for modernizing worship services. I believe that what I learned from Jesus' lessons from 2000 years ago still have application to me today, and to my future, and to my salvation.
"The book of Revelation is outdated. It was a piece of propaganda written with the intent to destroy Rome."
I talked about this elsewhere. It's far from outdated.