What the bleep does Ray Kurzweil know? Quantum mechanics and spirituality
You cannot simulate (random, blind, unguided, Darwinian) evolution in a computer as the fact of doing so means that you have created a virtual reality via intelligent design.
He is also merely weaving together a Darwinian story, a Victorian Era tall tale about evolution increasing information, complexity, etc. when, in fact, the exact opposite is the case.