If you remember in "Houses of the Holy" in season 2, Dean didn't believe in God, and he didn't believe in Angels.
Dean Winchester:So. What makes you think you saw an, uh, angel? Sam Winchester:It just, it appeared before me and I just, this feeling washed over me, you know? Like, like peace. Like grace. Dean Winchester: Okay, Ecstasy Boy, maybe we'll get you some glowsticks and a nice Dr. Seuss hat, huh?
and:
Dean Winchester: Okay, all right. You know what? I get it. You've got faith. That's - hey, good for you. I'm sure it makes things easier. I'll tell you who else had faith like that. Mom. She used to tell me when she tucked me in that angels were watching over us. In fact, that was the last thing she ever said to me. Sam Winchester: You never told me that. Dean Winchester: Well, what's to tell? She was wrong. There was nothing protecting her. There's no higher power, there's no God. I mean, there's just chaos, and violence, and random unpredictable evil that comes out of nowhere and rips you to shreds. You want me to believe in this stuff? I'm going to need to see some hard proof. You got any?
And in "Lazarus Rising":
Dean Winchester: Who are you? Castiel:Castiel. Dean Winchester:Yeah, I figured that much. I mean what are you? Castiel:I'm an Angel of the Lord. Dean Winchester:Get the hell out of here. There's no such thing. Castiel:That is your problem, Dean, you have no faith.
Dean doesn't believe in anything until he sees proof, until he can see it with his own eyes. He hasn't seen God yet. Why would he believe in God, when he hasn't seen him?
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Date: 2009-09-19 12:55 am (UTC)Dean Winchester: So. What makes you think you saw an, uh, angel?
Sam Winchester: It just, it appeared before me and I just, this feeling washed over me, you know? Like, like peace. Like grace.
Dean Winchester: Okay, Ecstasy Boy, maybe we'll get you some glowsticks and a nice Dr. Seuss hat, huh?
and:
Dean Winchester: Okay, all right. You know what? I get it. You've got faith. That's - hey, good for you. I'm sure it makes things easier. I'll tell you who else had faith like that. Mom. She used to tell me when she tucked me in that angels were watching over us. In fact, that was the last thing she ever said to me.
Sam Winchester: You never told me that.
Dean Winchester: Well, what's to tell? She was wrong. There was nothing protecting her. There's no higher power, there's no God. I mean, there's just chaos, and violence, and random unpredictable evil that comes out of nowhere and rips you to shreds. You want me to believe in this stuff? I'm going to need to see some hard proof. You got any?
And in "Lazarus Rising":
Dean Winchester: Who are you?
Castiel: Castiel.
Dean Winchester: Yeah, I figured that much. I mean what are you?
Castiel: I'm an Angel of the Lord.
Dean Winchester: Get the hell out of here. There's no such thing.
Castiel: That is your problem, Dean, you have no faith.
Dean doesn't believe in anything until he sees proof, until he can see it with his own eyes. He hasn't seen God yet. Why would he believe in God, when he hasn't seen him?