Answer by Suminda Sirinath S. Dharmasena for How should one look at buddhist mythologies and cosmologies from a scientific perspective

... reconcile with modern science? ...

Modern science is always changing with new theories and discoveries but Buddhism is presented as eternal or timeless which is valid in the past, present and future. Hence these two cannot be reconciled.

... including Karma could be partially gained/observed through meditation. ...

E.g.

Thus, by means of the divine eye, may I see beings passing away and reappearing, and how they fare according to their karma.’

Source: Nimitta Sutta

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