On the Nora Belrose link: I think the term “white box” works better than intended, in that it highlights a core flaw in the reasoning. Unlike a black box, a white box reflects your own externally shined light back at you. It still isn’t telling you anything about what’s inside the box. If you could make a very pretty box that had all the most important insights, moral maxims, and pieces of wisdom written on it, but the box was opaque, that would still be the same situation.
On the Nora Belrose link: I think the term “white box” works better than intended, in that it highlights a core flaw in the reasoning. Unlike a black box, a white box reflects your own externally shined light back at you. It still isn’t telling you anything about what’s inside the box. If you could make a very pretty box that had all the most important insights, moral maxims, and pieces of wisdom written on it, but the box was opaque, that would still be the same situation.