His first point is to argue that phyletic gradualism — understood in the sense that evolution proceeds at a single uniform rate of speed, called "constant speedism" by Dawkins — is a "caricature of Darwinism" and "does not really exist".
Argumen pertamanya adalah bahwa gradualisme filetik - bahwa laju perubahan evolusioner itu konstan (dijuluki "speedisme konstan" oleh Dawkins) - hanyalah merupakan "karikatur Darwinisme" dan "tidak sungguh ada."