In my humble opinion, evolution doesn't lead towards perfection as much as it pares things down to that which can survive in a specific habitat. Since our habitat doesn't require omniscience, we won't get there--through evolution, that is. The long-term progress of the human race seems to be harnessing the physical laws of the Universe through science and technology, as well as coming to terms with spirituality. I firmly believe there is more to reality than meets the eye; I've read too many ghost stories to believe otherwise, and perused through a fair share of UFOlogy and scientific theory.
I think, given your line of thought, that this article will be right up your alley:
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~phoenix...inge-sing.html
It's an in-depth discussion of exactly what you're talking about.
There's an entire culture, even, devoted to investigating this phenomenon:
http://www.singularitywatch.com/
Doing a Google search on "technological singularity" provides a wealth of discussion.