As you probably know, Buddhism, a complex philosophy and faith, results from it existing for about two and a half millennium and its philosophy existed beside several eastern religions of India, China, Tibet, Japan, and others. The world has shrunk, and western ideas, including science, western philosophy, and Christianity will, no doubt, affect Buddhism in as yet unknown ways. His Holiness the Dali Lama said, "My confidence in venturing into science lies in my basic belief that as in science so in Buddhism, understnading the nature of reality is pursued by means of critical investigation: ..." Nonetheless, traditionalists resist new ideas. This forum has people involved with a several of Buddhist schools, and who include modern scientific ideas and others who are traditional. Some have practiced Buddhism for quite some time and others, like me, are new to it. They are, IMO, an interesting group of good people.
HHDL: "My confidence in venturing into science lies in my basic belief that as in science so in Buddhism, understanding the nature of reality is pursued by means of critical investigation: if scientific analysis were conclusively to demonstrate certain claims in Buddhism to be false, then we must accept the findings of science and abandon those claims."