[PatrickHenry]

Is there anybody on these crevo threads that argues the Creationist/ID side from a solid knowledge base, understands science and has actually read what they are railing against?

Not that I've seen. Some (very few) seem to be knowledgeable, but they only go so far, then they just kind of shut down and won't allow themselves to see any more evidence, or to draw the inevitable conclusions. They're usually well-behaved.

[metacognative]

You mean waste any more time with people who believe DNA mistakes can form a whale from a cow.