# Is Luminosity Owned by the Scientology Church? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 4, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-luminosity-owned-by-the-scientology-church/739416 "2015-12-04T15:47:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![botsgotme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-luminosity-owned-by-the-scientology-church/739416/1 "2015-12-04T15:47:30Z")
I ask because their personality evaluation tests seem eerily similar to the (bogus) tests that $cientology uses to rope in new converts/victims. To those of you who have used Luminosity-have you been contacted by the Church? ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-luminosity-owned-by-the-scientology-church/739416/2 "2015-12-04T16:04:13Z")
Are you talking about, Lumosity? The brain games? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-luminosity-owned-by-the-scientology-church/739416/3 "2015-12-04T16:25:50Z")
[Sterling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_%28California%29) is a practice management organization aimed at accounting, medical, dental, and veterinary businesses. They hide the fact that they are scientology based until they sign people up. They operate under the umbrella of [World Institute of Scientology Enterprises.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Institute_of_Scientology_Enterprises) Just some background info. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-luminosity-owned-by-the-scientology-church/739416/4 "2015-12-04T16:45:16Z")
Never mind, misunderstood. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-luminosity-owned-by-the-scientology-church/739416/5 "2015-12-04T16:47:21Z")
“Owned” might not be quite accurate, but Scientology seems to have [absorbed the Nation of Islam](https://newrepublic.com/article/108205/scientology-joins-forces-with-nation-of-islam). ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-luminosity-owned-by-the-scientology-church/739416/6 "2015-12-04T16:52:53Z")
> [@botsgotme](#): > > I ask because their personality evaluation tests seem eerily similar to the (bogus) tests that $cientology uses to rope in new converts/victims. To those of you who have used Luminosity-have you been contacted by the Church? It’s ‘Lumosity’ and how do you know how eerily similar its tests are to Scientology’s? Have you taken Scientology tests? I have been a Lumosity member for more than 2 years and have not only not been contacted by Scientology, I have not been contacted by anyone because of my membership. ---
**Author:** ![botsgotme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-luminosity-owned-by-the-scientology-church/739416/7 "2015-12-04T16:57:14Z")
> [@USCDiver](#): > > Are you talking about, Lumosity? The brain games? Yes ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-luminosity-owned-by-the-scientology-church/739416/8 "2015-12-04T17:18:49Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > “Owned” might not be quite accurate, but Scientology seems to have [absorbed the Nation of Islam](https://newrepublic.com/article/108205/scientology-joins-forces-with-nation-of-islam). Wow. How did I miss that story? That’s one of the nuttiest things I’ve ever read.