I agree with everything you've said here, except I wouldn't put Freud next to Darwin and other scholars you've mentioned. Here's why: http://skepdic.com/psychoan.html (In short: there's no scientific evidence supporting Freud's ideas or the effectiveness of his approach to therapy.)

Also, I use the more popular term "critical thinking" instead of "freethinking", which covers everything you've mentioned except the last part about the ability to take the risk of rejection.

Nice write!