differences between tendencies and matter

One recurring question is whether it makes a difference between talking about tendencies and matter.  After all, matter when taken to a small enough particle size turn into something else (strings, holographic projections from two dimensions, etc). It can be properly argued that this is merely a symantic difference and I agree with that position.  Note this same argument applies to energy since energy and matter are interchangeable at least at this level.
The fundamental concept difference, however, allows us to identify dark matter and dark energy which is the majority of the universe and even come up with interesting theories explaining those within the context of a common framework.  This fundamental concept can be worded several ways, but the easiest is to state there is no space in the sense that we expeience it.  Matter requires space to exist so we hold dearly onto our concepts of space while similtaneously stretching it beyond our experience (multiple universes, multiple realities, etc).  What this means is that while we reject the idea that space is an illusion (despite objective evidence-discussed previously-showing it is) we readily accept the bizarre multi-dimension/multi universe models with hardly a qualm. 
It is, after all difficult to reject reality as being an illusion, but it is not a true illusion, it is merely that there is only time and not space time and that time gives us the appearance of dimension.  Again, this difference is largely symantic, but it is critical in allowing for faster than light travel (an every day occurence as black holes fall to a common singularity) and the discussion of how to achieve that outside of black holes which I am still not going to describe pending the challenge being fulfilled (see prior entries). 
The main point of reference that this takes us to is allow us to work from the framework that we are in g-space which gives us the ability to examine it more closely.  As long as we are trying to travel to the edge of the universe, what we're really doing is going out to the most distant phase shift of time and beyond that would be the singularity not some vast void or other universes; and yes that same singularity within each black hole and the same one we're in right now!
Now not all of the problems are solved.  For example, dark matter while nothing more than tendency might be tendency with defective time (only one of the four prongs) or it may have different prongs (same time, but different dimensions) which would explain its elusive nature.
Eventually we must come to grips with whether time comes with multiple dimensions included or whether there are multiple times attached to each particle.  Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) there is evidence for either and both have intuitive support.