There is from a sociological perspective. It's the difference between therapy and nihilation[1]. The section on therapy and nihilation comprises just a few par

There is from a sociological perspective. It's the difference between therapy and nihilation[1]. The section on therapy and nihilation comprises just a few paragraphs, but the general gist is this. Therapy prevents immigrations from reality and nihilation prevents contamination of reality. They are, of course, both machines of universe maintenance. However just because they share a telos, doesn't mean there isn't much of a difference. There is a vast difference between the experience of being subjected to either therapy or nihilation depending on the social and material particulars of each. 1. Berger, P.L. and Luckmann, T. (1966) The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge. Doubleday & Company, New York.