Your attempts to return the compliment to brother Harun Yahya is worth the attempt. Brother Yahya makes a lot of good points in his article and it will take one hell of a bunch of atheists to help you out with this. But keep trying....
There's no harm in seeking knowledge. Knowledge is fardh (obligaotory) for every Muslim. But why should we seek knowledge from flagrantly godless people who have devoted their whole life to materialism?? Are there no other means?