Conversations about roadkill

So the daughter and I are driving home from one of the interminable dance competitions, and she sees a dead something in the road.

"There seems to be a lot of roadkill right now."

"Well yeah honey, there are a lot of juvenile animals who have never seen a car. So basically, the smarter ones that have an innate knowledge of math and physics will see the car, estimate the speed it's traveling, gauge the distance, and be able to figure out about when the car will arrive so they can get out of the way. The dumber ones won't be able to do the calculation, and they'll die - it's natural selection."

She nods.

"In a few generations, the squirrels will be able to do calculus"

She laughs.

"I don't know why I even have these conversations with you"