Tongues and What Else Will Cease?

 "Love never fails. But, whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away." 1 Corinthians 13:8

Unbelievers use this verse as their reason why speaking in tongues is not a valid Christian experience. They believe that all supernatural actions and expressions of the Holy Spirit ended with the death of the last original apostle. No more Divine healing, no more baptism in the Holy Spirit, etc.

If this is true, what else ended with the death of the apostles? The verse says prophecies will fail. That all of their talk about the Rapture and the end of time is unreliable and may not come to pass. Knowledge will vanish away, so why go to university or seek to learn anything since there is no guarantee it will be of any worth in the future.

It is dangerous to pick out the parts of the Bible that we don't understand or agree with.