Even more so than we sometimes think.
Like begets like in the natural world ruled by DNA - Mr. Darwin told us this.
Perhaps he also knew that like also begets like in behavior, motivation, intention, relationships, business, politics, economics, farming, eating, dreaming, etcetera, etcetera...
From the big bang came such an interplay of "matter" and "forces" as we are experiencing.
From the creation of starlight came the matter you are composed of, etcetera, etcetera...
Like many profound sayings - it is basically circular reasoning - particularly to a Monist.