Tips on preventing a cat bite

Here is one thing I've learned from Delilah cat. Cat's are such contrarians that if one wants to bite you, you can prevent the bite by voluntarily stick a finger in its mouth. It will first confuse the cat, as it will wonder to what it owes this fortuitous turn of events. Then its little brain will realize that you are asking to be bitten, and its natural desire to do the opposite of what you want kicks in, and it will disgustedly walk away from biting you.