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Dune is speculative fiction, but science has VERY little to do with it. It's more like space magic opera. I've heard it was a response to Foundation, but at least Foundation talked a bit about how science is related to the rise and fall of civilization. But Dune is more like space Jesus does some magic cocaine/oil, which fuels everything somehow too. Then space Jesus turns Hitler a goes on a zealot fueled murdering spree, taking over the Galaxy. Later his son would turn into a giant worm and rule the galaxy for a really really long time. After that things got really weird.
Science = Magic in the world of Dune, not unlike Star Wars.