In both this and the parent comment, is parsimonious really the adjective you were looking for? In what way is either of these a parsimonious explanation? Simp

In both this and the parent comment, is parsimonious really the adjective you were looking for? In what way is either of these a parsimonious explanation? Simple, perhaps. Reductionist or nominal, certainly. But the cheaper, stingy explanation? I'm not so sure that was correct.