Could one not make a fairly good argument that humans are over rated?
Easily. We've been "civilized" for HOW long, and yet we still can't stop killing each other. But on the other hand, it seems that aggression sparks innovation. If we didn't seek to dominate, if we had no predators, would we just have ended up like pandas, somersaulting down hills and falling out of trees? Isn't there some middle ground?
As for the Singularity, if looked at in a different way, it sounds rather like the Buddhist Nirvana.