The core is only about 26,000 light years away. Other than that, I agree with your statements. These 2012 morons are exactly that...
Too far for me to worry about. One of these night I’ll sit and write down all the holes I find in their theories. I suspect that it will fill a whole page.
I recently saw Michio Kaku on one of the news shows knocking holes in the 2012 theories. He points out that the galactic alignment isn’t even remotely rare. He said that its a once a year event. The fact that ancient people were very aware of stellar movements is really pretty much what you would expect from people living in a much darker world. No TVs, no streetlights etc.