[DittoJed2]

And incidentally, some evolutionists believe there had to be jumps. Punctuated equillibrium explains such jumps (species separates from parent and evolves quickly. Returns to the fold and replaces parent species.) Of course, this still doesn't explain how an ape would turn into a human being.

[BMCDA]

But punctuated equilibrium is only a jump on a geologic time scale. It can still take several thousands of generations and in most cases this is quite a long time if compared to the average human lifetime.

[Junior]

Punctuated equillibrium explains such jumps (species separates from parent and evolves quickly. Returns to the fold and replaces parent species.)

"Quickly" still refers to several thousand or tens of thousands of generations, though.