This article discusses the popular Aristotelian phrase "natura non facitsaltus" using two possible approaches – a gradual evolution and a punctuated evolution. In doing so this communication shows that in whatever aspect we examine Nature, at a microscopic level we find that continuity exists. Perhaps the same occurs at macromolecular/multi-cellular levels. Nevertheless, in sexually reproducing organisms or in organisms which exhibit recombination, some amount of jumping occurs which cannot be considered random. Despite this, on a broader scale, nature seems to evolve continuously and gradually.
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机译：本文使用两种可能的方法讨论了流行的亚里士多德短语“ natura non facitsaltus” –渐进式进化和标点式进化。通过这样做，这种交流表明，无论我们从哪个角度审视自然，都可以在微观层面上发现连续性。在大分子/多细胞水平上可能发生相同的情况。然而，在有性繁殖的生物或表现出重组的生物中，发生了一些跳跃，这些跳跃不能被认为是随机的。尽管如此，大自然似乎在不断地和逐步地发展。
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