Are you talking about Galactic alignment which comes around every 26000 years, which from the earth's point of view, the two are aligned. The planet of the earth's orbit around the sun is tilted to the galactic plane by about 62 degrees. anyway i don't believe the world is going to end on 2012, but i do believe it will be some kind of cataclysmic event which many will witness. as for peoples thinking the world's going to end in 1012, i don't blame them since there scare, and is unsure what will happen that day. just don't let get to you