system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
What is the difference between a philosophy and an opinion?

If there is a difference, how does one create a philosophy?
gpt
It sounds like you're conflating the academic field of philosophy with the colloquial way people use the word 'philosophy' to refer to their view on something, as when they say "my philosophy on dating" and things like this. There probably isn't any difference between the latter sense of 'philosophy' and an opinion, but that doesn't have anything to do with the academic field that gets called philosophy.

This is kind of like going to a chemist and saying, "What's the difference between chemistry and the feeling or vibe you get with someone or a group of people when you're out doing something with them?"

In the academic field, we don't typically say "a philosophy" but rather just "philosophy". Just like we don't typically say "a chemistry" (and "your chemistry" versus "my chemistry" and so on), but just "chemistry".

Academic fields like philosophy and chemistry aren't typically interested in mere opinions, but rather in what can be warranted on rational grounds.