Why do atheists and many Christians think that the forbidden fruit in Genesis was an...

...apple? This is one of many examples that atheists and Christians don't get their information from the Bible, but from paintings, movies, and other secular sources.
 
I doubt that most atheist give it a second thought considering that most atheist know that Genesis is just a myth. And, as mentioned earlier, it was more than likely a pomegranate since it is indigenous to Southwestern Asia and has been cultivated for thousands of years in the Middle East.
 
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