The above screen shot was taken from the great open source astronomy program Celestia. It allows you to move around the galaxy and view the stars from any perspective. The shot above was taken as if on the surface of the earth looking up towards the constellation Cassiopeia. Now take a look at this shot.
That one was take from the nearest star system to us, Alpha Centauri, looking at the same portion of sky.
Our sun is visible as a bright orange dot in the center of the picture. None of the planets are visible at all. This system is over 4.3 light years away from us. It would take the Voyager spacecraft 19,000 years to reach this place, if it were pointed in that direction.
But notice the differences between the screenshots. The night sky has only changed a little. The distinctive "W" shape of Cassiopeia is still clearly visible, even though the shape is slightly distorted.
It's the galactic equivalent of crossing the street to your neighbor's house, except it would take years to get there, even with technology that is only science fiction right now.
Given all this I cannot wrap my head around the idea that the whole thing was created for us. In fact it is a downright preposterous suggestion.
