Cats are definitely cool dudes. My theory is that they are souls at the end of the great spiral of life. They've seen it all, done it all, atoned for anything that needs atoning, and they're just laying back and enjoying this life. I mean....look at a cat laying in a pool of sunshine, stretched out, eye slitted with pleasure, tip of the tongue sticking out and tell me if that's not a old soul with not a care in the world. I rest my case.