[dleviwing]

Originally Posted by dustin_archibald

Dave, I see what you're saying. I think I've been using MATTER incorrectly. I've put more thought into it and am thinking of renaming the galactic goo to Potential.

Dustin;
You catch on very quickly. What you refer to as having "1" is what existed before the BB and is still equal to "1" now. I refer to it as "Absolute Motion" rather than giving it names like "vacuum energy", "goo", "Spacetime", or any other name. The only difference is that it is a property of "Matter" and not an independent entity.
Under your analysis, all structured matter has the value of "1" (aka Unity).