349. (14) Polygamy is not a sin among people who are in ignorance regarding the Lord. The reason for this is that truly conjugial love comes from the Lord alone, and can be given by the Lord only to those who know Him, acknowledge Him, believe in Him, and live a life that derives from Him. Moreover, people to whom that love cannot be given know no other than that love for the opposite sex and conjugial love are the same thing; consequently that polygamy is, too. Besides, polygamists who know nothing of the Lord remain natural; for a person is made spiritual only by the Lord. And to the natural man nothing is imputed as sin which is in accordance with the laws of his religion and at the same time of society. He acts as well in accordance with his reason; and the reason of the natural man is in complete darkness with respect to truly conjugial love - love which in its quintessence is spiritual. Still, however, their reason learns from experience that for the sake of peace - both the public peace and their own personal peace - it is better for promiscuous lust to be restricted in the community and relegated to each one in his own home. So they settle on polygamy.