In fact, this is not the case. The Persian cat, for instance, is particularly skilled at anticipating the course of oil prices, and is an appropriate pet for those who invest in currencies and precious metals. Mike Milken, the famous bond salesman, owned an especially prescient Himalayan named Arby. But Milken's fortunes tumbled after he spurned his cat and started listening to little birdies. But they are quite friendly, and will usually nose the crotches of visitors as a way of saying hello.
Cats are persnickety.
What your cat is reminding you when you ponder such behavior is that it's human nature to see patterns where there aren't any, to imagine that things are anything other than desperate, random, and pointless. In a sense, then, the cat is telling its owner that it isn't telling it anything. Interestingly, but not in fact interesting, dogs have lost the need to chew. They will chase a toy mouse only to almost instantly lose interest, unless it's a live toy mouse being thrown. The intensity of any game can be heightened by adding a generous dose of catnip.