Also, note point 5 - we expect that evolution will build us to be robust enough to survive only to the point where intrinsic and extrinsic causes of death are balanced out. So a viable alternative explanation is that humans and bowhead whales are two animals that are particularly resistant to extrinsic causes of death, which makes some sense in both cases.
Whether or not this hypothesis is correct is uncertain and may be context-dependent, and I haven’t delved into the literature on this specific point enough to give any kind of authoritative opinion.
Also, note point 5 - we expect that evolution will build us to be robust enough to survive only to the point where intrinsic and extrinsic causes of death are balanced out. So a viable alternative explanation is that humans and bowhead whales are two animals that are particularly resistant to extrinsic causes of death, which makes some sense in both cases.
Whether or not this hypothesis is correct is uncertain and may be context-dependent, and I haven’t delved into the literature on this specific point enough to give any kind of authoritative opinion.